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

Famous Russian Poets

Boris PasternakBoris Pasternak
10 February 1890
Poet & Writer
Joseph BrodskyJoseph Brodsky
24 May 1940
Essayist & Poet

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

Ivan BuninIvan Bunin
22 October 1870
Writer

Yanka KupalaYanka Kupala
07 July 1882
Poet

Alexander PushkinAlexander Pushkin
06 June 1799
Poet
Nikolai GogolNikolai Gogol
31 March 1809
Playwright

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

Nicholas RoerichNicholas Roerich
09 October 1874
Philosopher, Painter, Choreographer, Writer,
Vladimir VysotskyVladimir Vysotsky
25 January 1938
Singer-songwriter

Sergei YeseninSergei Yesenin
21 September 1895
poet, writer

Mikhail LermontovMikhail Lermontov
15 October 1814
writer
Dima BilanDima Bilan
24 December 1981
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Composer, Poet, Model

Maya DerenMaya Deren
29 April 1917
Filmmaker
Eduard LimonovEduard Limonov
22 February 1943
Writer, Dissident, Politician, Poet, Human rights

Nâzım HikmetNâzım Hikmet
15 January 1902
Poet

Osip MandelstamOsip Mandelstam
15 January 1891
Poet, Writer, Translator, Literary critic,
Aleksey Nikolayevich TolstoyAleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy
10 January 1883
writer, Poet

Marina TsvetaevaMarina Tsvetaeva
28 May 1892
Poet, Writer
ZemfiraZemfira
26 August 1976
Singer, Composer, Poet, Singer-songwriter

Varlam ShalamovVarlam Shalamov
18 June 1907
Writer

Bulat OkudzhavaBulat Okudzhava
09 May 1924
Screenwriter, Poet, Actor, Singer, Writer,

Boris GrebenshchikovBoris Grebenshchikov
27 November 1953
Actor, Poet, Singer, Writer, Composer, Radio
Maxim FadeevMaxim Fadeev
06 May 1968
Singer, Composer, Poet, Songwriter, Record
Alexander GradskyAlexander Gradsky
03 November 1949
Composer, Singer-songwriter, Singer, Guitarist,

Eldar RyazanovEldar Ryazanov
18 November 1927
Film director, Screenwriter, Actor, Writer, Poet,

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

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Dmitry MerezhkovskyDmitry Merezhkovsky
02 August 1865
Novelist

Aleksey Konstantinovich TolstoyAleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy
05 September 1817
poet,novelist

Mikhail Saltykov-ShchedrinMikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin
27 January 1826
Poet

Aleksandr PushkinAleksandr Pushkin
06 June 1799
poet,novelist
Alexander RadishchevAlexander Radishchev
31 August 1749
Russian author

Bella AkhmadulinaBella Akhmadulina
10 April 1937
Poet
Rolan BykovRolan Bykov
12 November 1929
actor, Poet

Grand Duke Constantine Constantinovich of RussiaGrand Duke Constantine Constantinovich of Russia
22 August 1858
 

Samuil MarshakSamuil Marshak
03 November 1887
writer, Poet
Andrey VoznesenskyAndrey Voznesensky
12 May 1933
poet

Władysław SyrokomlaWładysław Syrokomla
17 September 1823
linguist, translator, poet, writer
Arkady StrugatskyArkady Strugatsky
28 August 1925
Author

Nikolai Mikhailovich KaramzinNikolai Mikhailovich Karamzin
12 December 1766
Writer, Poet, Historian

Gavrila Romanovich DerzhavinGavrila Romanovich Derzhavin
14 July 1743
Poet

Yevgeniy YevtushenkoYevgeniy Yevtushenko
18 July 1932
 

Ğabdulla TuqayĞabdulla Tuqay
26 April 1886
Poet