Russian Women Writers
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Birthdate: August 12, 1831
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Dnipro, Ukraine
Died: May 8, 1891
Russian philosopher Helena Blavatsky, or Madame Blavatsky, was one of the co-founders of the Theosophical Society. She popularized the slogan “There is no religion higher than truth.” She was inspired by the Arya Samaj and later converted to Buddhism. She also wrote books such as The Secret Doctrine.
Birthdate: June 23, 1889
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Velykyi Fontan Cape
Died: March 5, 1966
One of the greatest Russian women poets, Anna Akhmatova had started writing poems at age 11. She was part of the Acmeists, who laid down their own style, Acmeism. Poema bez geroya and Requiem remain two of her finest works. She later wrote about the horrors of the Stalinist regime.
Birthdate: January 13, 1967
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Russian-American journalist and The New Yorker staff writer Masha Gessen is known for his sharp criticism of political figures such as Donald Trump. The renowned author of the internationally popular books such as The Man Without a Face and The Future Is History, he identifies as nonbinary and trans.
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Birthdate: September 7, 1894
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kazan, Russian Empire [now Tatarstan, Russia]
Died: June 10, 1982
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Alexandra Kollontai(Russian Revolutionary and Diplomat & First Woman in History to Become an Official Member of a Governing Cabinet)
Birthdate: March 31, 1872
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: March 9, 1952
Alexandra Kollontai was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and diplomat. She served as the People's Commissar for Welfare in Lenin’s government. A powerful figure, she became the first woman in history to become an official member of a governing cabinet. She was also one of the few women to play a prominent role during the Russian Revolution.
Birthdate: February 12, 1861
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: February 5, 1937
Russian-born German author Lou Andreas-Salomé apparently rejected renowned philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche’s marriage proposal and then married a professor instead. A skilled psychoanalyst, she was also close to Rainer Maria Rilke and Sigmund Freud. She was one of the first to offer a psychoanalytic perspective to female sexuality.
Birthdate: April 29, 1917
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kiev, Ukraine
Died: October 13, 1961
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Birthdate: October 8, 1892
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: August 31, 1941
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Natalia Pushkina(Former Poet who was wife of the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin)
Birthdate: September 8, 1812
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Tambov Oblast, Russia
Died: November 26, 1863
Birthdate: September 14, 1869
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Dresden, Germany
Died: November 10, 1926
Lyubov Dostoevskaya was a Russian memoirist and writer. The daughter of popular Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky and his wife Anna Grigoryevna Snitkina, Lyubov Dostoevskaya is best remembered for her work, Dostoyevsky as Portrayed by His Daughter. Many of her memoirs, which were written in French, were translated into other European languages.
Birthdate: July 19, 1953
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kongaz, Moldova
Zinovia Dushkova is a Russian poet, historian, philosopher, and author. A prominent writer, Dushkova's works have been translated into seven languages. In 2015, she was honored with the 20 Years of Gagauzia Medal. In 2017, Zinovia Dushkova’s book, The Call of the Heart, was honored at the Nautilus Book Awards with a silver medal in the United States of America.
Birthdate: December 20, 1904
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Moscow, Russian Empire
Died: May 25, 1977
Birthdate: May 10, 1898
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine
Died: October 25, 1981
Birthdate: November 11, 1891
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: August 4, 1978
Birthdate: July 16, 1884
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: July 20, 1964
Anna Vyrubova was a Russian writer and lady-in-waiting of the Imperial Russian Court at the time when Tsarina Alexandra Fyodorovna served as the empress consort of Emperor Nicholas II. A confidante and best friend of Tsarina Alexandra Fyodorovna, Vyrubova enjoyed her position at the court. She also played a key role in popularizing Grigori Rasputin in the Imperial Russian Court.
Birthdate: September 12, 1846
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: June 9, 1918
Birthdate: January 27, 1914
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Russian Empire
Died: February 24, 1996
Anna Larina was a Russian memoirist best remembered for her efforts to rehabilitate her husband Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin after he was executed in 1938. Fifty years after his death, Bukharin was cleared of all charges, thanks to Larina's persistent effort. Anna Larina is credited with writing the popular memoir This I Cannot Forget.
Birthdate: August 8, 1849
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Gzhatsky Uyezd
Died: August 8, 1919
Birthdate: February 21, 1943
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Davlekanovo, Russia
Birthdate: February 12, 1879
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: October 5, 1955
Birthdate: May 1, 1982
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Severodvinsk, Russia
Birthdate: June 16, 1912
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Tambov, Russia
Died: September 8, 1995
Birthdate: January 8, 1915
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kiev, Russia
Died: June 8, 1968
Birthdate: January 15, 1850
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: February 10, 1891
Birthdate: October 30, 1899
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Saratov, Russia
Died: December 29, 1980
Birthdate: September 1, 1932
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Russia
Rufina Pukhova was a Russian memoirist who wrote two memoirs about her husband Kim Philby, a British double agent for the Soviet Union. Pukhova is credited with helping Philby fight depression and alcoholism after his defection. After his controversial death in 1988, she vehemently denied rumors of suicide and maintained that he died of a heart condition.
Birthdate: July 18, 1900
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Ivanovo, Russia
Died: October 19, 1999
Birthdate: May 3, 1951
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Birthdate: June 16, 1966
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
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Dina Korzun(Actress, writer known for Last Resort (2000), Forty Shades of Blue (2005) and Country of the Deaf (1998))
Birthdate: April 13, 1971
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Smolensk, Russia
Birthdate: September 4, 1966
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Novosibirsk, Russia
Died: May 9, 1991
Birthdate: April 10, 1937
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: November 29, 2010
Birthdate: June 27, 1994
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Petrozavodsk, Russia
Blogger, author, and journalist Alexandra Mitroshina is also a well-known women’s rights activist. The founder of movements and projects such as I Did Not Want to Die and You Are Not Alone, she is also popular on social media and has penned the book Private Instagram Blogs Promotion.
Birthdate: 1883 AD
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: April 17, 1936
Birthdate: May 26, 1938
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Birthdate: July 18, 1893
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kislovodsk, Russia
Died: January 31, 1975
Birthdate: September 12, 1896
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: June 16, 1970
Birthdate: September 5, 1958
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Moscow, Russian
Birthdate: April 4, 1892
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: St. Petersburg, Russia
Died: June 24, 1923
Edith Södergran was a Finnish poet whose poetry has influenced numerous lyrical poets all over the world. Counted among the greatest Swedish-language poets of modernism, Södergran's work continues to influence Swedish-language musical lyrics and poetry. Edith Södergran did not live long enough to experience the appreciation of her poetry as she died at the age of 31 due to tuberculosis.
Birthdate: March 19, 1868
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Butrimonys, Lithuania
Died: February 16, 1954
Birthdate: July 26, 1901
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died: September 26, 1993
Russian author Nina Berberova was initially part of Maxim Gorky’s entourage. Best known for her short stories and novellas, she had also penned biographies, novels, and poetry. She had also worked with Voice of America and taught at Yale and Princeton. Most of her works spoke of exiles.
Birthdate: December 24, 1843
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Vändra, Estonia
Died: August 11, 1886
Birthdate: May 26, 1936
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: November 29, 2013
Russian dissident and poet Natalya Gorbanevskaya is best remembered for opposing the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968. She co-founded the underground journal A Chronicle of Current Events, which reported atrocities by the Soviet government. She was sent to a psychiatric hospital but moved to France and then Poland upon her release.
Birthdate: March 4, 1954
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Odesa, Ukraine
Died: July 5, 2017
Birthdate: March 24, 1907
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: February 8, 1996
Birthdate: May 31, 1845
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bukantė , Kaunas County, Lithuania
Died: December 7, 1921
Birthdate: June 22, 1950
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Birthdate: November 20, 1869
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Belyov, Russia
Died: September 9, 1945
Birthdate: November 22, 1782
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: January 30, 1905
Birthdate: October 7, 1915
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Odessa, Russian Empire
Died: August 1, 1992
Throughout history, there have been many Russian women writers who have made significant contribution to the field. The list includes many familiar and great Russian female writers such as Ayn Rand, Helena Blavatsky, Anna Akhmatova, Maya Deren, Marina Tsvetaeva.