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2 days ago · This is a list of authors who have written works of fiction in the Russian language. The list encompasses novelists and writers of short fiction.
4 days ago · Sergei Alexandrovich Yesenin (; sometimes spelled as Esenin; Russian: Серге́й Алекса́ндрович Есе́нин, IPA: [sʲɪrˈgʲej ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ jɪˈsʲenʲɪn]; 3 October [O.S. 21 September] 1895 – 28 December 1925) was a Russian lyric poet.
6 days ago · A national poet or national bard is a poet held by tradition and popular acclaim to represent the identity, beliefs and principles of a particular national culture. [1] . The national poet as culture hero is a long-standing symbol, to be distinguished from successive holders of a bureaucratically-appointed poet-laureate office.
1 day ago · The major figures include Sergei Yesenin, Anatoly Marienhof, and Rurik Ivnev. Another important movement was the Oberiu (1927–1930s), which included the most famous Russian absurdist Daniil Kharms (1905–1942), Konstantin Vaginov (1899–1934), Alexander Vvedensky (1904–1941) and Nikolay Zabolotsky (1903–1958).
5 days ago · Sergei Sobyanin has now been mayor of the Russian capital for almost fourteen years, managing to preserve its status as a state within a state. Meanwhile, St. Petersburg governor Alexander Beglov, who was appointed in 2018, has prevailed in a standoff with the city’s wayward elites, crushing the last outposts of resistance.
5 days ago · Sergei Kovalev, a prominent Soviet dissident and Russia’s first human rights ombudsman, died on August 9, 2021, at the age of 91. A talented biophysicist, Kovalev paid a high price for his strong...
4 days ago · CAIRO - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday appointed former defence minister Mohamed Zaki as a presidential adviser for defence affairs. Zaki, who had been in his former role ...
