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Find out more about the greatest Russian Poets, including Helena Blavatsky, Boris Pasternak, Vladimir Mayakovsky, Anna Akhmatova and Mikhail Lermontov

Famous Russian Poets

Alexander PushkinAlexander Pushkin
06 June 1799
Poet
Boris PasternakBoris Pasternak
10 February 1890
Poet & Writer

Joseph BrodskyJoseph Brodsky
24 May 1940
Essayist & Poet

Ivan TurgenevIvan Turgenev
09 November 1818
Novelist

Mikhail LomonosovMikhail Lomonosov
19 November 1711
Scientist, Poet, Geologist, Astronomer

Ivan BuninIvan Bunin
22 October 1870
Writer
Yanka KupalaYanka Kupala
07 July 1882
Poet

Eduard LimonovEduard Limonov
22 February 1943
Writer, Dissident, Politician, Poet, Human rights

Viktor TsoiViktor Tsoi
21 June 1962
Poet, Actor, Singer, Guitarist, Composer,
Vladimir MayakovskyVladimir Mayakovsky
19 July 1893
Poet

Gala DalíGala Dalí
07 September 1894
Poet
Nicholas RoerichNicholas Roerich
09 October 1874
Philosopher, Painter, Choreographer, Writer,

Anna AkhmatovaAnna Akhmatova
23 June 1889
Writer, Translator, Literary critic, Poet

Vladimir VysotskyVladimir Vysotsky
25 January 1938
Singer-songwriter

Mikhail LermontovMikhail Lermontov
15 October 1814
writer

Maya DerenMaya Deren
29 April 1917
Filmmaker
Dima BilanDima Bilan
24 December 1981
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Composer, Poet, Model

Nâzım HikmetNâzım Hikmet
15 January 1902
Poet

Sergei YeseninSergei Yesenin
21 September 1895
poet, writer

Hayim Nahman BialikHayim Nahman Bialik
09 January 1873
Writer
Aleksey Nikolayevich TolstoyAleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy
10 January 1883
writer, Poet

Marina TsvetaevaMarina Tsvetaeva
28 May 1892
Poet, Writer
Osip MandelstamOsip Mandelstam
15 January 1891
Poet, Writer, Translator, Literary critic,

Chinghiz AitmatovChinghiz Aitmatov
12 December 1928
Author

Yevgeny YevtushenkoYevgeny Yevtushenko
18 July 1932
Poet
Varlam ShalamovVarlam Shalamov
18 June 1907
Writer

ZemfiraZemfira
26 August 1976
Singer, Composer, Poet, Singer-songwriter
Bulat OkudzhavaBulat Okudzhava
09 May 1924
Screenwriter, Poet, Actor, Singer, Writer,

Sergey MikhalkovSergey Mikhalkov
13 March 1913
Author

Aleksandr PushkinAleksandr Pushkin
06 June 1799
poet,novelist
Maxim FadeevMaxim Fadeev
06 May 1968
Singer, Composer, Poet, Songwriter, Record

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Boris GrebenshchikovBoris Grebenshchikov
27 November 1953
Actor, Poet, Singer, Writer, Composer, Radio
Eldar RyazanovEldar Ryazanov
18 November 1927
Film director, Screenwriter, Actor, Writer, Poet,

Dmitry MerezhkovskyDmitry Merezhkovsky
02 August 1865
Novelist

Andrei BelyAndrei Bely
26 October 1880
Novelist

Vasily ZhukovskyVasily Zhukovsky
29 January 1783
linguist, poet, translator, writer, literary
Konstantin SimonovKonstantin Simonov
28 November 1915
Author
Konstantin SimonovKonstantin Simonov
28 November 1915
Author

Nikolay NekrasovNikolay Nekrasov
10 December 1821
Poet

Korney ChukovskyKorney Chukovsky
31 March 1882
Poet

Mikhail Saltykov-ShchedrinMikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin
27 January 1826
Poet
Aleksey Konstantinovich TolstoyAleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy
05 September 1817
poet,novelist

Alexander GradskyAlexander Gradsky
03 November 1949
Composer, Singer-songwriter, Singer, Guitarist,

Velimir KhlebnikovVelimir Khlebnikov
09 November 1885
Poet

Orest KiprenskyOrest Kiprensky
24 March 1782
Poet

Alexander RadishchevAlexander Radishchev
31 August 1749
Russian author
Rolan BykovRolan Bykov
12 November 1929
actor, Poet

Grand Duke Constantine Constantinovich of RussiaGrand Duke Constantine Constantinovich of Russia
22 August 1858
 
Vladimir VoinovichVladimir Voinovich
26 September 1932
Author

Samuil MarshakSamuil Marshak
03 November 1887
writer, Poet

Bella AkhmadulinaBella Akhmadulina
10 April 1937
Poet
Edith SödergranEdith Södergran
04 April 1892
Poet

Afanasy FetAfanasy Fet
05 December 1820
Poet
Fazil IskanderFazil Iskander
06 March 1929
Writer

Nina BerberovaNina Berberova
26 July 1901
Writer

Konstantin BatyushkovKonstantin Batyushkov
29 May 1787
Poet

Mikhail KheraskovMikhail Kheraskov
05 November 1733
Poet

Kondraty RyleyevKondraty Ryleyev
29 September 1795
Poet
Natalya GorbanevskayaNatalya Gorbanevskaya
26 May 1936
Poet

Lydia ChukovskayaLydia Chukovskaya
24 March 1907
Writer

Irina RatushinskayaIrina Ratushinskaya
04 March 1954
Poet

Alexander GinzburgAlexander Ginzburg
21 November 1936
Journalist
Nikolay DobrolyubovNikolay Dobrolyubov
05 February 1836
Literary Critic

Antiochus KantemirAntiochus Kantemir
08 September 1708
Poet
Theophan ProkopovichTheophan Prokopovich
18 June 1681
Theologian

Ğabdulla TuqayĞabdulla Tuqay
26 April 1886
Poet

Peretz MarkishPeretz Markish
07 December 1895
Poet
Andrey VoznesenskyAndrey Voznesensky
12 May 1933
poet

Vladimir BogorazVladimir Bogoraz
27 April 1865
Writer
Władysław SyrokomlaWładysław Syrokomla
17 September 1823
linguist, translator, poet, writer

Bagrat ShinkubaBagrat Shinkuba
12 May 1917
Writer

Eduard BagritskyEduard Bagritsky
22 October 1895
Poet
Margarita AligerMargarita Aliger
07 October 1915
Poet

Apollon GrigoryevApollon Grigoryev
16 July 1822
Poet
Vladimir SoloukhinVladimir Soloukhin
14 June 1924
Poet

Samson ChanbaSamson Chanba
18 June 1886
Writer

Alexandr GriboyedovAlexandr Griboyedov
15 January 1795
Diplomat

Arkady StrugatskyArkady Strugatsky
28 August 1925
Author
Gavrila Romanovich DerzhavinGavrila Romanovich Derzhavin
14 July 1743
Poet
Abraham ShlonskyAbraham Shlonsky
06 March 1900
Poet

Robert Ivanovich RozhdestvenskyRobert Ivanovich Rozhdestvensky
20 June 1932
Poet

Saul TchernichowskySaul Tchernichowsky
20 August 1875
Poet

Vasily Abgarovich KatanyanVasily Abgarovich Katanyan
15 April 1902
Writer