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Top 5 modern writers you need to know

Every year about 100 thousand new books are published in Russia, dozens appear earlier unknown authors. How to choose what to read? "Culture.RF" talks about modern authors who in recent years have become laureates of the largest Russian literary prizes, whose books top bookstore sales charts for months. Critics view them favorably and speak flatteringly about them famous writers, but the main thing is that their books became important events in the cultural life of the country.

Evgeniy Vodolazkin

Novels “Laurel”, “Aviator”, collection of novels and short stories “A Completely Different Time”

Evgeny Vodolazkin. Photo: godliteratury.ru

Evgeny Vodolazkin. "Laurel". LLC "AST Publishing House" 2012

Evgeny Vodolazkin. "Aviator". LLC "AST Publishing House" 2016

Professor of ancient Russian literature, researcher at the Pushkin House in St. Petersburg, student of Dmitry Likhachev, a real St. Petersburg intellectual - this is how Evgeny Vodolazkin was presented at lectures, conferences, and meetings a few years ago. Now he is not only one of the most promising authors of modern Russian literature, but also one of the most famous - you won’t see his books in a rare store, Vodolazkin’s name is among the leaders in requests in libraries.

In 2012, he literally burst into literature with the novel “Laurel.” Already next year, the novel receives two of the most significant domestic awards - “ Big Book" And " Yasnaya Polyana", within two years it becomes popular abroad. Today “Lavr” has been translated into 23 languages. The latest news was news of the purchase of rights to a full-length film adaptation of the novel. The book contained everything that both the discerning critic and the reader expected - a good story about a medieval healer, rich language, its own special style, mixed with the interweaving of several (historical) plots.

This is not the author’s first novel; before that he published “The Rape of Europe” (2005), “Soloviev and Larionov” (2009). In addition, Evgeny Vodolazkin is the compiler of several books about Likhachev: “Dmitry Likhachev and his era” (2002), as well as a collection of memoirs about life on the Solovetsky Islands in different historical periods “A piece of land surrounded by sky” (2010) In the footsteps of the “Lavra” “In 2013, a collection of early novels and short stories, “A Completely Different Time,” was published.

After the first success, “everyone began to wait for the second “Laurel” - as the author himself said more than once. But an experienced philologist and literature connoisseur, Evgeny Vodolazkin knew that “a second “Laurel” cannot be written,” so the second novel was based on the events of the 1917 revolution - and its consequences. The literary premiere in the spring of 2016 was published under the title “Aviator”, and the drawing for the cover of the book was made by the artist Mikhail Shemyakin. Even before the book’s release, a fragment of the text was written across the country as part of the “Total Dictation” educational project. From the day of its release until the end of 2016, the book was in the top sales of the largest stores, received favorable reviews in the press and, as a result, received the “Big Book” award. Today the author is working on a new novel, which will be dedicated to the era of the second half of the last century.

Guzel Yakhina

Novel “Zuleikha opens her eyes”, short stories

Guzel Yakhina. Photo: readly.ru

Guzel Yakhina. “Zuleikha opens her eyes.” LLC "AST Publishing House" 2015

Guzel Yakhina. Photo: godliteratury.ru

Another bright, unexpected literary debut. First, a young writer from Kazan, Guzel Yakhina, wrote the script “Zuleikha Opens Her Eyes” - the story of the dispossession of Kazakh Tatars in the 1930s. Not finding the opportunity to realize it in cinema, she created a novel of the same name - but it was never published, even the capital’s “thick” magazines did not take it. The text was first published in the Novosibirsk magazine “Siberian Lights”. Meanwhile, the manuscript ended up in the hands of Lyudmila Ulitskaya, she liked the book, and she recommended the novel to her publishing house.

“The novel has the main quality of real literature - it goes straight to the heart. The story about the fate of the main character, a Tatar peasant woman from the time of dispossession, breathes such authenticity, reliability and charm, which are not so often found in recent decades in the huge stream of modern prose,”- Lyudmila Ulitskaya will later write in the preface to the book.

The literary fate of the novel is somewhat similar to the fate of Vodolazkin’s “Lavr”. In 2015, “Zuleikha Opens Her Eyes” also received the “Big Book” and “Yasnaya Polyana” awards, was translated into two dozen languages, received great amount grateful reviews from readers and remains in the top sales for a long time. After literary success The Rossiya-1 TV channel volunteered to film the book in the form of an 8-episode film. Guzel Yakhina dreams that main role Chulpan Khamatova, also born in Kazan, played in the series.

Valery Zalotukha

Novel “Candle”, collection “My Father, the Miner”

Valery Zalotukha. Photo: kino-teatr.ru

Valery Zalotukha. "Candle". Volume 1. Publishing house "Time". 2014

Valery Zalotukha. "Candle". Volume 2. Publishing house "Time". 2014

Until 2015, the name of Valery Zalotukha was known more in the world of cinema - he was the screenwriter of Khotinenko’s films “Makarov”, “Muslim”, “Roy”, “72 Meters”, and later made documentaries. What about literature? In 2000, the story “The Last Communist”, published in Novy Mir, was included in the final list of the Russian Booker. After this, the name Zalotukha disappears from the literary horizon for 14 years, twelve of which are spent creating the two-volume, almost 1,700-page novel “The Candle.” The book turned out to be a rare occurrence in modern literature against the backdrop of “fast” prose, when works are written quickly and, when printed, are placed in a coat pocket. The theme is “the dashing 90s,” but without references to history, which is also rare for prose of recent years.

The novel was first noticed not by readers, but by fellow writers. It was they who immediately discerned in Valery Zalotukha’s multi-page tome an attempt to create a great Russian novel. That classic novel that the reader remembers from the books of Rasputin, Solzhenitsyn, Astafiev...

“I’m afraid that all of Zalotukha’s previous film scripts and literary merits will fade in front of the novel “Candle” and he will be remembered as the author of these two massive volumes...- Dmitry Bykov says about the book. - “Svechka” is a novel about a good Russian person, which is practically not the case now. This is yet another Russian ordeal. But the charm of this hero is such that everything that happens to him evokes our deepest sympathy.”.

The task that the author sets himself - to write a full-length book about the era of the 1990s - aroused keen interest among critics and the public. The result was that the novel was awarded the Big Book Prize. Unfortunately, the author himself was not able to receive the prize - a few weeks before the presentation of “Candles” Valery Zalotukha died.

In 2016, the Vremya publishing house posthumously published the book “My Father, a Miner,” which included all the author’s prose written before “Candle.” The collection includes the stories “The Last Communist”, “The Great March for the Liberation of India”, “Makarov”, as well as short stories. These works have not been published in print for many years. The collection seemed to return them to the general reader, presenting the author as a talented storyteller and master short story. A collection of scripts by Valery Zalotukha is being prepared for publication.

Alisa Ganieva

The story “Salaam to you, Dalgat”; novels " Holiday Mountain", "Bride and groom"

Alisa Ganieva. Photo: wikimedia.org

Alisa Ganieva. “Salaam to you, Dalgat!” LLC "AST Publishing House" 2010

Alisa Ganieva. "Holiday Mountain" LLC "AST Publishing House" 2012

In 2010, Alisa Ganieva made a bright debut with the story “Salaam to you, Dalgat!” The book received the “Debut” youth award in the “Large Prose” category and received favorable reviews from critics and readers. By nationality - Avarka, graduate Literary Institute them. Gorky, Alisa Ganieva discovered in modern Russian literature (which is important - youth) the theme of the culture of the Caucasus, or rather - native Dagestan. The author talks about the peculiarities of traditions and temperament, and most importantly - about the Europeanization of Dagestan, tries to understand how the Caucasian republics are joining the new, 21st century, what difficulties they face, what innovations they adapt to, and what they reject. Sergey Belyakov. "Gumilev's son Gumilev." LLC "AST Publishing House" 2013

Sergey Belyakov. "Mazepa's Shadow" LLC "AST Publishing House" 2016

The name of a historian by training, literary editor Sergei Belyakov first sounded loudly in 2013. Then, for his research in the non-fiction genre “Gumilyov, the son of Gumilyov,” he was awarded the “Big Book” prize. “Gumilyov, son of Gumilyov” is a fascinating biography of the famous orientalist historian, the son of two great poets of the Silver Age - Anna Akhmatova and Nikolai Gumilyov, - symbolically intertwined with the history of the twentieth century. Sergei Belyakov’s second book was a work at the intersection of literature and history, “Mazepa’s Shadow.”

This is not the first time that non-fiction writers have emerged as leaders. So, back in 2005, Dmitry Bykov received the Big Book Award for his biography of Boris Pasternak, and the 2016 winner Leonid Yuzefovich wrote a book about the Civil War in the same genre. Last year's awarding of the Nobel Prize in Literature to Svetlana Alexievich, who works in the genre of documentary prose, only strengthened the position of this genre in the literary ranks.

Modern domestic literature rich in variety of names. Many book resources compile their own ratings of the most readable authors, bestselling books, top selling books (RoyalLib.com, bookz.ru, LitRes. Ozon.ru, Labirint.ru, Read-Gorod, LiveLib.ru). We present the “twenty” of the most popular contemporary writers in Russia, whose works can be found in the collections of the Centralized Library System of Volgodonsk.

Speaking about modern Russian literature, one cannot help but recall the masters of writing novels.

Lyudmila Ulitskaya. Bright representative Russian literature post-Soviet period. She began writing prose when she was already over forty. In her own words: “First I raised children, then I became a writer.” The first collection of stories by the writer, “Poor Relatives,” was published in 1993 in France and was published on French. Ulitskaya’s book “Medea and Her Children” brought her to the finalists for the 1997 Booker Prize and made her truly famous. The “Big Book” prize was awarded to: the collection of stories “Our Tsar’s People”, “Daniel Stein, Translator”, which soon received bestseller status. In 2011, Ulitskaya presented the novel “The Green Tent,” which tells about dissidents and the lives of people of the “sixties” generation. The writer’s autobiographical prose and essays were included in the book “Sacred Trash,” published in 2012. Fans of the writer characterize her work exclusively as bold, subtle, and intelligent.

Dina Rubina. Critics often call her a “women's writer,” although her novel On the Sunny Side of the Street won her third Big Book Prize in 2007, when the first went to Ulitskaya's Stein. The 2004 novel “Syndicate”, which describes with satirical intonation Moscow branch Israeli agency Sokhnut, quarreled her with many in Israel. But Russian readers still remain big fans of her work. The story “When will the it will snow" The work went through several editions, was filmed, played on theater stages. The writer's books are distinguished by their colorful language, colorful characters, rough sense of humor, adventurous plots and ability to speak clearly about complex problems and things. Among the latest works is the “Russian Canary” trilogy. The plot, the character of the characters, the Rubin language - it’s impossible to tear yourself away from all this!

Aleksey Ivanov.High-quality Russian prose in the genre of realism. The words of one critic that “Alexei Ivanov’s prose is the gold and foreign exchange reserves of Russian literature” are often reproduced on the covers of his books. Ivanov’s heroes - be they the mythical Voguls of the 15th century (“The Heart of Parma”), the semi-mythical raftsmen of the 18th century (“The Gold of Revolt”) or the mythologized modern Permians (“The Geographer Drank the Globe Away”), they say special language and think in a special way. All works are very different, but they are united by the author’s subtle humor, which gradually turns into satire. The writer Alexey Ivanov is notable for the fact that, while emphasizing his “provincialism,” he nevertheless carefully ensures that the plot follows all the laws of a Hollywood action movie in any novel. His last novel“Bad Weather” was received ambiguously by the reading public. Some talk about the cardboardness and lifelessness of the characters, the hackneyed nature of the criminal theme, others speak with delight about the writer’s ability to create a portrait of our contemporary - a man brought up during socialism, who received a good Soviet education, and during the global breakdown of society, he was left alone with his conscience and questions. Isn't this a reason to read the novel and make up your own? own opinion about him?

Oleg Roy.A bright name among novelists. He lived outside of Russia for a little over a decade. It was at this time that his creative career as a writer began. The title of the debut novel, “Mirror,” was presented to post-Soviet readers as “Amalgam of Happiness.” After this book he became famous in book circles. O. Roy is the author of more than two dozen books of various genres for adults and children, as well as articles in popular printed publications. The writer's work will appeal to those who simply love good prose. He writes in the genre of urban novel - life stories, slightly seasoned with mysticism, which gives the author’s work a special flavor.

Pavel Sanaev.The book “Bury Me Behind the Baseboard” was highly appreciated by critics and readers - a story in which the theme of growing up seems to be turned upside down and takes on the features of surreal humor! A book in which the very idea of ​​a happy childhood is parodied in a homerically funny and subtly evil way. The continuation of the now cult story was published only in 2010 under the title “The Chronicles of Razdolbay.”

Evgeny Grishkovets. He started out as a playwright and performer of his plays, but then the dramatic stage seemed not enough for him. He added music studies to this, and then turned to prose writing, releasing the novel “The Shirt.” It was followed by a second book, “Rivers.” Both works, judging by the reviews, were warmly received by readers. Short stories and collections of stories began to be published. Despite the fact that the author works very seriously on each of his works and then proudly notes that his “author’s position” in this book is not at all similar to the “author’s position” in the previous one, one gets the impression that Grishkovets, with his plays, performances, in prose and songs all his life he writes the same text of his name. And at the same time, each of his viewers/readers can say: “He wrote this directly about me.” The author’s best books: “Asphalt”, “A...a”, collections of stories “Plank” and “Traces on Me”.

Zakhar Prilepin.His name is known to the widest circle of readers. Prilepin spent his childhood and youth in the USSR, and grew up in the difficult 90s of the 20th century. Hence the frequent reviews of him as the “voice of generations.” Zakhar Prilepin was a participant in the Chechen campaigns of 1996 and 1999. His first novel, “Pathology,” which tells about the war in Chechnya, was written by the author in 2003. The writer’s best books are social novels“Sin” and “Sankya”, in which he shows the life of modern youth. Most of the author’s books were warmly received by the public and critics; “Sin” received rave reviews from fans and two awards: “National Bestseller” and “Loyal Sons of Russia.” The writer also has the “Supernational Best” award, which is awarded for the best prose of the decade, as well as the All-Chinese award “Best foreign novel». New novel- “Abode”, about life in the Solovetsky special purpose camp, became a bestseller due to its historical and artistic content.

Oksana Robski.She made her debut as a writer with the novel “Casual,” which laid the foundation for the genre of “secular realism” in Russian literature. Books by Oksana Robski - “The Day of Happiness is Tomorrow”, “About LuOFF/ON”, “Oysters in the Rain”, “Casual 2. Dancing with Head and Feet”, etc. caused numerous and contradictory reviews from critics. According to some observers, the novels truthfully reproduce the atmosphere of “Rublevka” and indicate the lack of spirituality and artificiality of the world of the so-called Rublevka wives. Other critics point out numerous inconsistencies and say that Robski's works have little in common with reality Everyday life business elite. Artistic merits her works are generally rated low; At the same time, some critics emphasize that Robski, in fact, does not pretend to high artistic goals, but presents events easily, dynamically and in clear language.

Boris Akunin.Fiction writer. Akunin is a pseudonym, and not the only one. She also publishes her works of art under the names of Anna Borisova and Anatoly Brusnikin. And in life - Grigory Chkhartishvili. The author became famous for his novels and stories from the “New Detective” series (“The Adventures of Erast Fandorin”). He also created the series “Provincial Detective” (“The Adventures of Sister Pelagia”), “The Adventures of the Master”, “Genres”. In each of his “brainchild”, a creative person amazingly combines literary text with cinematic visuality. Positive reviews from readers indicate the popularity of all stories without exception.

Many readers prefer detective genres, adventure literature.

Alexandra Marinina. She is called by critics nothing less than the queen, the prima donna of the Russian detective story. Her books are read in one sitting. They are distinguished by realistic plots, which makes the reader wholeheartedly experience the events that happen to the characters, empathize with them and think about important life issues. Some of the author's new works, which have already become bestsellers: "Execution without malice", “Angels Can’t Survive on Ice,” “Last Dawn.”

Polina Dashkova.The writer gained wide fame after the publication of the detective novel “Blood of the Unborn” in 1997. During the period 2004-2005. The author’s novels “A Place in the Sun” and “Cherub” were filmed. The writer's style is characterized by vivid characters, an exciting plot, and good style.

Elena Mikhalkova. Critics say she is a master of the "life" detective story. The best books of the writer are detective stories in which all the characters have their own story, which is no less interesting to the reader than the main one. story line. The author takes ideas for plots for his works from everyday life: a conversation with a supermarket salesperson, leaflet texts, family conversation at breakfast, etc. The plots of her works are always thought out to the smallest detail, making each book very easy to read. Among the most popular books: “The Whirlpool of Other People’s Desires”, “Cinderella and the Dragon”.

Anna and Sergei Litvinov. They write in the genres of adventure and detective literature. These authors know how to keep the reader in suspense. They have written more than 40 novels together: “The Golden Maiden”, “Sky Island”, “The Sad Demon of Hollywood”, “Fate Has Another Name” and many others. In their reviews, readers admit that the Litvinovs are masters of intrigue and exciting plots. They harmoniously combine a mysterious crime, colorful characters and a love line in their texts.

One of the most popular literary genres among Russian readers is female love story.

Anna Berseneva. This is the literary pseudonym of Tatyana Sotnikova. She wrote her first novel, Confusion, in 1995. Anna Berseneva is the only author who managed to populate modern women's novels with extraordinary male heroes. After all, it is the lack of expressive male characters, according to sociologists, that is the reason that women's novels are practically absent from the domestic book market. A series of novels by A. Berseneva about several generations of the Grinev family - “An Unequal Marriage”, “The Last Eve”, “The Age of Third Love”, “The Catcher of Small Pearls”, “The First, the Accidental, the Only” - formed the basis for the multi-part television film “Captain’s Children” "

Ekaterina Vilmont. Her books are loved by readers all over Russia. She wrote her first romance novel at the age of 49 (“The Journey of an Optimist, or All Women are Fools”). Then I tried myself in the genre children's detective. In their women's novels Vilmont reveals inner world modern, mature, independent women, capable of managing circumstances, talking about their failures and victories, tragedies and joys, and about what worries every reader - about love. Ekaterina Vilmont’s novels are full of humor, cheerfulness and witty titles: “In Search of Treasures”, “The Happiness Hormone and Other Nonsense”, “Incredible Luck”, “With all the Dope!” , "An Intellectual and Two Ritas". It's ironic, light, lively prose, which is read in one breath and charges readers with optimism and self-confidence.

Maria Metlitskaya. Her works appeared on the contemporary women's market love literature relatively recently, but have already managed to win the respect of fans. The first novel has been published since 2011. The writer's best books are known for their precision of detail, life-affirming mood and light humor. Reviews from her fans indicate that these books helped them find a way out of difficult life situations. Today, the list of the writer’s works includes more than 20 novels and stories. Among her latest works, it is worth highlighting the following: “Our Little Life”, “Mistake of Youth”, “The Road to Two Streets”, “Faithful Husband”, “Her last Hero" and others.

In Russian modern science fiction there is a whole galaxy of talented writers whose names and works deserve attention.

Sergei Lukyanenko. One of the most widely circulated authors among science fiction writers. The first circulation of his book “The Last Watch” was 200 thousand copies. Films based on his novels became an important factor in increasing popularity. Blockbuster releases " The night Watch" And " Day Watch» increased book circulation this author more than seven times.

Nick Perumov.He gained widespread fame after his first publication in 1993 of the epic "The Ring of Darkness", set in the Middle-earth of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien. From novel to novel, Nick's style becomes more and more individual and unique, and the initial opinion of critics and him as a Tolkienist is a thing of the past. The best books by Perumov and his series are included in the treasury of the Russian fantastic literature: “The Chronicles of Hjervard”, “Chronicles of the Rift”, “Soul Stealers”, “Black Blood” and many others.

Andrey Rubanov.His fate was not easy: he had to work as a driver and bodyguard in the difficult 90s, live in Chechen Republic in the midst of a military campaign. But it gave him the necessary life experience and helped me successfully start my journey in literature. The most flattering reviews were earned by the works that are rightly included in the list of the best books of the science fiction writer: “Chlorophylia”, “Plant and it will grow”, “Living Earth”.

Max Fry.The author's genre is urban fantasy. Her books are for people who have not lost faith in fairy tales. Stories about ordinary life and a light style can captivate any reader. What makes the image of the main character popular and extraordinary is the attractive contrast: the male external role and behavior and the female motives for action, the way of describing and assessing what is happening. Among popular works: “The power of the unfulfilled (collection)”, “Volunteers of Eternity”, “Obsessions”, “Simple magical things”, “ Dark side", "Stranger".

These are not all the names of modern Russian literature. World domestic works diverse and exciting. Read, learn, discuss - live with the times!

Aleksey Ivanov

Yes, I had great discoveries that can be called artistic, although the books are non-fiction. One of them is the laureate’s book Pulitzer Prize Daniel Yergin "Prey"(M.: Alpina Publisher, 2016), history of the world struggle for oil. It reveals the secret economic mechanisms of world history, and a lot of what, it turns out, was “standing on its head” in your mind is turned “on its feet.”

Another discovery - a book by Dmitry Karasyuk "History of Sverdlovsk rock"(Ekaterinburg: Cabinet Scientist, 2016). It is written in beautiful language, and inside this book I see a genuine novel with plots, drama, climaxes and resolutions. I haven’t decided on reading for the holidays yet. Yes, I don’t even have holidays.


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Leonid Yuzefovich

  • Sebastian Hafner "The Story of a German"(St. Petersburg: Ivan Limbach Publishing House, 2016). Written in the late 1930s, this autobiographical novel is a moving reflection on the origins and nature of the Nazi regime in Germany. An excellent translation by the initiator of the publication, critic Nikita Eliseev.
  • Varvara Malakhieva-Mirovich “The pendulum of my life. Diary. 1930-1954"(M.: AST, Edited by Elena Shubina, 2015). A remarkable document of the era and a colossal work of the publisher, literary historian Natalya Gromova.

On New Year's holidays I'm going to read a book by Ivan Prosvetov just published by the author himself. "Ten Lives of Vasily Yan". I know that this writer, beloved by me since childhood, lived extraordinary life, and I hope to learn a lot of new things about him.


Sukhbat Aflatuni

  • Vladimir Martynov "Book of Changes"(M.: Klassiki XXI, 2016) - one and a half thousand pages of immersion in history, philosophy, music, life.
  • New book of poems by Gleb Shulpyakov "Samet"(M.: Vremya, 2017) - the kingdom of air and meaning, multi-layered and minimalist style.
  • "Great Lightness" Valeria Pustova (M.: RIPOL Classic, 2015) - literary criticism, which writes—and reads—like captivating prose.

From the nearest “must-read” - Mark Z. Danilevsky, "House of Leaves"(Ekaterinburg: Gonzo, 2016), which was disturbing at the first glance. Fragments, a cacophony of fonts...


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Roman Senchin

I can’t say that I read any new books this year. But there were many important ones. I will name three, although I am aware that my choice may seem unoriginal.

Firstly, « Winter road» Leonid Yuzefovich (M.: AST, Edited by Elena Shubina, 2016). This book received several awards, which caused complete approval among some and irritation among others. Nevertheless, it sounded, and not without reason. The book is based on the campaign of Anatoly Pepelyaev’s detachment against Yakutsk in 1922-1923... Even in the detailed history of the civil war in Soviet textbooks, only a few lines were devoted to this event, always mentioning the word “adventure”. Yuzefovich reveals to us the reasons for this campaign, and it no longer seems like an adventure. History is not chronology, it is much, much more complicated. This complexity is what the author is trying to show – in my opinion, excellently – in the format of the declared “literary and artistic publication.” "Winter Road". Plus, it brings back a number of interesting personalities from that era.


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Secondly, Anna Kozlova’s “film novel” "F20", published in the magazine "Friendship of Peoples"(N10, 2016). This is a very difficult work - frank, cruel, scary. In general, it’s traditional for Kozlova. No wonder the critic Lev Danilkin called her the author of “ultra-shock novels.” But Anna Kozlova writes so brightly, captivatingly and talentedly that it is impossible to tear yourself away from this horror.

Thirdly, the book "Shadow of Mazepa" Sergei Belyakov (M.: AST, Edited by Elena Shubina, 2016). I do not undertake to evaluate this work. It seems to be very controversial, but to argue, you need deep knowledge of the history of Russia, the history of literature... The book did not come out yesterday, it has not yet caused much controversy, and this is bad. Such books can help us understand something important. Although - do we want to understand this something?..

However, equally important were "Crystal in a transparent frame" Vasily Avchenko, "Girl in the Garden" Oleg Ryabov, "In the footsteps of Dersu Uzala" Alexey Korovashko, "The Trumpeter at the Gates of Dawn" Roman Bogoslovsky, "Shukshin" Alexey Varlamov, "Valentin Kataev" Sergei Shargunov, "Holomyana Flame" Dmitry Novikov, “I want miracles” Elena Tulusheva, "Untranslatable pun" Alexandra Garros...

I want to dedicate New Year's days to reading books by Alexey Ivanov "Pitchfork" And "Tobol"(M.: AST, Edited by Elena Shubina, 2016).


Members of the jury of the Yasnaya Polyana literary award

Marina Moskvina

In Penza at a book festival I bought a volume of Roland Barthes "Fragments of a love speech"(translated by V. Lapitsky, M.: GARAGE & AdMarginem, 2015). Essay on the speech of lovers. Or rather, this speech itself is intermittent, rough, impulsive. The plot is assembled from scraps. Here are the words of Goethe, mystics, Taoists, Nietzsche, many passing phrases and something accidentally read, friendly conversations and memories. All this splashes in a blurry imperfect stream, narrative voices come, go, fall silent, intertwine, it is generally unknown who is speaking - no images, nothing except this confused speech, no bibliography, no taxonomy, just a racing heart, and you and all the lovers you feel how reality recedes in the face of this world.


GARAGE & AdMarginem

I enjoyed reading the collection (M.: AST, Edited by Elena Shubina, 2016) - good modern writers they talk about places that are important to them in Moscow, where they were born or where they were simply happy. There is also my story about the Nirnzee House in the Bolshoi Gnezdnikovsky Lane, I spent my childhood on the roof of this house.

And like a person who has had his head in the clouds since birth, for the New Year holidays I prepared for myself "Entertaining cloud science"(translated by O. Dementievskaya, M. Falikman, M.: Gayatri, 2015). Pure poetry, a unique guide to the clouds by Gavin Pretor-Pinney, founder of the Cloud Lovers Society.

Alexander Grigorenko

There have been many books in the past year, including new and good ones, for example, Evgenia Vodolazkina (M.: AST, Edited by Edena Shubina, 2016). But the main discoveries were "Winter road" Leonid Yuzefovich (M.: AST, Edited by Elena Shubina, 2016) and "Stoner" John Williams (Translated by L. Motylev, M.: AST, Corpus, 2015), who made the same impression on me as he did many, many years ago "The Death of Ivan Ilyich".

Life ordinary person really worth looking at under a microscope. I also really liked the book “At the Origins of the World: Russian Etiological Tales and Legends”(M.: ISl RAS; Forum; Neolit, 2014). And during the holidays it’s unlikely that I’ll be able to read anything, because work suddenly piled up—I’ll catch up later.


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Marina Stepnova

Of the new products this year, I especially like strong impression produced "Animator" Andrey Volos (M.: EKSMO, 2016) is a tense, subtle novel in which reality magically mixes with fiction. Andrey Volos in general extraordinary author, each of his books seems to be written by a different writer, and all these writers have only one thing in common - amazing talent.

Alexander Garros "Untranslatable pun"(M.: AST, Edited by Elena Shubina, 2016). A clear, intelligent, piercingly honest book, as if it had come together spontaneously from many articles and essays. Garros is one of the few modern critics who is honestly trying to understand what is happening in modern Russian literature (and in modern life at the same time). He does not make friends, does not quarrel, does not settle scores. He thinks and observes. And following his train of thought is a great pleasure.


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Hanya Yanagihara "Little Life"(Translated by A. Borisenko, A. Zavozova, V. Sonkin, M.: AST, Corpus, 2016). A sensational novel that collected equal amount rabid fans and equally rabid detractors. An amazing example of how skillfully and according to all the rules a book can make a lively and vivid impression even on sophisticated readers. It’s not easy reading in every sense, sometimes even annoying, but the book is undoubtedly a success.

During the New Year holidays I finally want to read Narine Abgaryan (M.: AST, 2016). This book has been at the top of my book wish list for a long time. In general, I really like Narine - she is a wonderful writer and a wonderful person. I just wanted to find as much time as possible for this book.

Evgeniy Vodolazkin

Among the new publications, I would highlight the story by Alexander Grigorenko "Lost the blind dudu"(magazine "October", No. 1, 2016) - bright and tragic. Alexander Grigorenko, whom we know from his wonderful novels "Mabeth" And "Ilget", discovered a completely new face as a writer. He showed himself to be a musician capable of playing in different registers.

I would also name the story by Narine Abgaryan "Three apples fell from the sky"(M.: AST, 2016). This wonderful text about the Armenian village, alive, real, and at the same time existing in a powerful literary tradition, presented primarily by the great Hrant Matevosyan.


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To these two stories I would add one more short text - a novel by Julian Barnes (Translated by E. Petrova, St. Petersburg: Azbuka-Atticus, Inostranka, 2016). This is a book about Shostakovich, but not only. With Barnes's characteristic subtlety, it explores the nature of despotism.

I'm going to read a novel by John Williams over the New Year holidays. "Stoner"(Translated by L. Motylev, M.: AST, Corpus, 2015) - somehow everyone never got around to it. And also - a novel by Mikhail Gigolashvili "The Secret Year", which, according to my information, should be released soon.

Vasily Golovanov

This year I only read three books that could be called relatively new. The first is a novel by Chinese writer Mo Yan "Tired of being born and dying"(Translated by I. Egorov, St. Petersburg: Amphora, 2014). A grandiose epic, all like Marquez’s, built on the history of one village - only not Macondo, but Ximentun. This is truly powerful literature.

The second book is a novel by Sergei Solovyov "Adam's Bridge"(M.: Russian Gulliver, 2013). I don't know how many people have read it. Personally, I met Solovyov at Krasnoyarsk book fair, and he shocked me with his stories about India. And the book he wrote is amazing. This is not a travel novel, it is the author’s attempt to regain his beloved through remembering their journey together, everything that they found there that was beautiful and important for the future existence of both of them. This is a bridge of love along which the beloved will unmistakably find her way to the one who is waiting for her. Crazy, but beautiful and very brightly written book!


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The third book is a study by Andrei Baldin “The New Bookvoskop, or the Beyond Travel of Nikolai Karamzin”(M.: Boslen, 2016). Andrey is one of the most original thinking people that I've ever known. And I’m interested in his argumentation when he derives the modern Russian language from Karamzin’s long voyage abroad. In fact, almost everything was ready for the birth of the language in which Pushkin, Zhukovsky and everyone after Karamzin later wrote. But abroad, he was the first to catch some kind of wave, some kind of rhythm of a modern literary legend and, returning to Russia, wrote the first modern story « Poor Lisa» . This removal of language from its journey was extremely curious to me.

In general, this year my old dream came true - I acquired a twenty-volume edition of Leo Tolstoy. And here I really read... All the novels, all the stories and short stories again - and everything was the same as the first time... I read Bunin with the same voraciousness in the spring. I’m not at all convinced that you should only read new things. That’s why I reread so much of what was published a long time ago. We had the highest, first world class literature. I think things are not so optimistic now.

During the holidays I will read the autobiography of Vasily Vasilyevich Nalimov "Rope Walker"(M.: Progress, 1994) - outstanding, although still only relatively famous philosopher. I hope I have to big job according to Nalimov next year: we must somehow “get used to” the atmosphere and the meanings by which this amazing man lived - a mathematician, a freethinker, an anarchist, a mystic, who made a real revolution in philosophy, which philosophers themselves are only just beginning to understand.

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  • Vasily Aksenov. “Catch the pigeon mail...” Letters (M.: AST, Edited by Elena Shubina, 2015). Rich correspondence with parents, friends, comrades literary profession, extracted from the American archive, provides valuable material not only for understanding the fate of the Russian writer, forced to become an emigrant, but also for the perception of the Russian emigration of the “third” wave itself.

    • Vladimir Ermakov "In Search of the Lost Metaphysics. Book of Doubts"(Eagle: Spring Waters, 2016). A book of deep reflections from a man for whom philosophizing is akin to breathing.

  • “Butterflies and chrysanthemums. Japanese classical poetry of the 9th-19th centuries". Translated by A. Dolin, V. Markova, A. Gluskina, T. Sokolova-Delyusina. (SPb.: Arka, 2016). An amazingly beautiful book to read and contemplate. “It’s so good / When you open an ancient book at random / And in combinations of words / You will find your dear soul.”. Haiku and tanka are juxtaposed with color photographs and woodcuts of birds, flowers, animals, rivers and waterfalls from ancient albums. Magic lantern.


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Guzel Yakhina

The beginning of the outgoing year was successful - it gave two very good books. In winter I read the long-awaited Lyudmila Ulitskaya (M.: AST, Edited by Elena Shubina, 2015) - a large multi-layered novel-parable, where fiction discreetly bound with original documents from family archive Lyudmila Evgenievna - letters from her grandfather. What was unexpected in the text was that Ulitskaya acted not only as a writer, but also as a production designer - on behalf of the main character Nora, she described the stage keys to solving several plays. You read it and it’s as if you are watching performances staged by Ulitskaya.


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In the spring bookshelves appeared Evgenia Vodolazkina (M.: AST, Edited by Elena Shubina, 2016). I bought it immediately and read it in two days. While reading, I never ceased to be amazed at how masterfully the author speaks the Russian language, how subtle shades of personal sensory experience he can convey in words.

I hope that the coming year will also be rich in interesting new book releases. I'm looking forward to the novel more than others "Sinologist" Elena Chizhova (M.: AST, Edited by Elena Shubina, 2017). I trust this author - at one time I was shocked by her "Women's Time"(M.: AST, Edited by Elena Shubina, 2009).

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  • Irakli Kvirikadze "The Boy Following the Wild Duck"(M.: AST, Edited by Elena Shubina, 2015). A collection of stories, scripts and memories. Remarkably capacious, concise, outwardly simple and unexpected texts, striking with the ease of transitions from funny to tragic, from farce to parable, from everyday authenticity to absurdity.
  • Antoine de Becque « New wave: portrait of youth"(Translated by Irina Mironenko-Marenkova, M.: Rosebud Publishing, 2016). A fascinating study of the revolutionary movement in French cinema, which preserved for us the image of “the greatest decade in the history of mankind”, as in one later film ( "Withnail and I", 1987) were named the sixties. And in many ways, he shaped this image.
  • Igor Levshin "Parsley and the mosquito"(M.: Russian Lessons, 2015). Tough absurdist stories, some of which are very successful. Others you simply don’t know which way to approach: puzzling, unsettling, irreconcilably opposed to the inertial flow of descriptive literature.


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Over the holidays I plan to finish reading Oliver Sacks' amazing autobiography. "On the Move" ("In move") (NY.: Knopf, 2016) - who would have thought that such abysses would open up in the life of the famous doctor and writer?! And, if there is time left, I will start "The Thirteenth Apostle" Dmitry Bykov (M.: Young Guard, 2016). Of all the heroes of his biographies, Mayakovsky is the most interesting to me.

Alisa Ganieva

This year, the lion's share of my reading energy went into reading more than seventy recent novels nominated for the award « . I will highlight here the text of Sergei Lebedev, who is not yet very widely known among us (M.: Alpina Publisher, 2016). It's part detective story, part historical fiction and investigation. family secrets. The starting point is August 1991, the anticipation of freedom and reading my grandmother’s diary, which suddenly destroys the protagonist’s illusions about his own roots. Can our unpredictable past explain the present, who we are and where it is taking us? These questions are posed, probably, in every second novel of 2016, but Lebedev, in my opinion, turned out to be fascinating, sincere, and disturbing.


I was pleased with the charming collection of essays by Evgeniy Lesin “And he drank immediately. Viktor Erofeev and others.”(M.: RIPOL Classic, 2016). The book is not only about the author "Petushkov", but also about Arkady Severny, the Marquis de Sade, Edgar Poe, Yuri Olesha, Tatyana Bek, editor Alexander Shchuplov and others. There is also an amazingly lyrical history of alcoholic local history - a guide to drinking glasses, indicating prices and related details. And funny, and serious, and, as they say, atmospheric.

But for the upcoming ones New Year's holidays I'm going to have a nice enlightening read "Dark Matter and Dinosaurs" physics by Lisa Randall (M.: Alpina non-fiction, 2017) The title is promising.

We would like to thank the Yasnaya Polyana Literary Prize for their assistance in preparing the material.

Write material about modern Russian writers, it was really difficult. I thought for a long time how to determine whether an author is the best or not and what determines a writer as the best? In the end, I realized that this is not the number of awards or the frequency of mentions on the Internet, but the opinion of readers. And the only way to get a truly up-to-date list is to ask people.

That's exactly what I did. Based on the survey results, I compiled this list. Of course, I could not collect all the authors here, but highlighted only the 5 most frequently mentioned. Anything to add? Feel free to write in the comments!

Tatiana Tolstaya

It would take a very long time to list the types of activities and credentials of Tatyana Nikitichna Tolstoy. What is definitely worth knowing is that you and I were lucky to become contemporaries of a person who was included in the rating of “The 100 Most Influential Women of Russia.”

Biography:

According to Tatyana Tolstoy herself, she began writing after undergoing eye surgery. Then she had to lie blindfolded for a whole month and this is exactly what became Starting point, because it was impossible to read. Then Tatyana began to come up with plots for her first stories.

The very first story “They sat on the golden porch...”, published in the magazine, brought fame to the writer and was recognized as one of the best literary debuts of the 1980s. Subsequently, she wrote about 20 more stories and became a member of the USSR Writers' Union.

Today Tatyana Tolstaya is a laureate of prestigious awards in the field of culture, her bibliography includes more than 20 novels and collections of stories and, it seems to me, she will not stop there.

Where to start:

It is better to get acquainted with the work of Tatyana Tolstoy in order, then you will be able to trace the entire path of development of the wonderful author. When you pick up the collection of stories “They Sat on the Golden Porch...” you will immediately understand whether this is “your” author. If you want to immediately immerse yourself in the wonderful world of her novels, read “Kys”.

Zakhar Prilepin

This author can safely be called a phenomenon of modern Russian literature. Starting with stories about the Chechen war, in which he himself participated, Prilepin became a master realistic novel, laying the foundation for modern Russian military prose.

Biography:

Even before the institute, Zakhar Prilepin was taken into the army, after which he studied at a police school and served in the riot police. At the same time, the future writer studied at the Faculty of Philology of NSU. Lobachevsky, but even before graduating from the institute he was sent to Chechnya. Upon his return, Prilepin completed his studies and left the service, getting a job as a journalist.

The author's first works were published in newspapers and magazines and quickly became popular. In 2014 he was included in the list of one hundred people of the year according to the Russian Reporter magazine. Today Zakhar Prilepin is one of the most discussed and controversial writers and public figures. His participation in the conflict in Ukraine and support for the Crimean events caused a sharp reaction in society. Awarded “For demonstrated courage” with the Cross of Donbass Volunteers.

Where to start:

If you want to smoothly get acquainted not only with Prilepin the author, but also with Prilepin the person, it is better to start with the novel about Chechnya “Pathologies” and the collection of short stories “Boots Full of Hot Vodka”. If you want to immediately understand the full power of Prilepin’s style and get acquainted with the strongest prose of his bibliography to date, start with the full-length novel “The Abode”.

Victor Pelevin

An author who does not tolerate half measures - either you love him or you don’t. Pelevin’s work cannot be perceived selectively, singling out favorite and least favorite books. But no one can deny the influence of Pelevin’s work on modern Russian literature.

Biography:

The main motives of Pelevin's creativity can be traced already in his first steps in literature. While studying at the institute, he, together with his institute friend Victor Kulle, founded a publishing house, the first work of which was 3 volumes of the mystic Castaneda. Subsequently, Pelevin began working as a journalist and prepared publications on Eastern mysticism. At the same time, the first story “The Sorcerer Ignat and the People” was published.

Fame came to Victor two years after the release of the collection “Blue Lantern”, which was awarded a number of literary awards.

Where to start:

There is an opinion that one should gradually dive into Pelevin’s work, starting with his early novels and short stories, for example, “Yellow Arrow” and “The Recluse and the Six-Fingered.” If you start reading some of the major novels, you risk forever joining the side of those who do not consider Pelevin a good author.

Dina Rubina

Another female author who writes far from women's literature. However, her prose is strikingly different from other authors on this list. In the case of Dina Rubina, we are dealing with deeply philosophical and measured prose about people, life and love.

Biography:

Dina Rubina began writing stories as a child. The story “Restless Nature” was published in the magazine “Youth” in 1971, when the writer was only 17 years old. Fame came to her in 1977, after the publication of the story “When Will It Snow?..”. Since then, Rubina’s works have received 8 film adaptations, her books are translated into different languages ​​of the world, and the writer herself has been awarded several prestigious literary awards.

Where to start:

Dina Rubina does not change her style over time, so you can start getting acquainted with her work from any book. It doesn't matter if it's one of the best stories– “The camera zooms in!..” or the first novel “Here comes the Messiah!”, in any case, you will enjoy reading it.

Lyudmila Ulitskaya

Our list is completed by another woman who has been awarded 16 literary prizes around the world, including the Austrian state prize By European literature and Russian Booker. By the way, Ulitskaya became the first female laureate of this award.

Biography:

Lyudmila Ulitskaya became famous thanks to two films based on her scripts - “Liberty Sisters” and “A Woman for All”. After this, the story “Sonechka” was recognized as the best translated book of the year in France and received prestigious award Medici.

Lyudmila's bibliography includes more than 20 publications, and 9 films have been made based on her scripts. Today Ulitskaya is active civil position. She established a fund to support humanitarian initiatives and is a member of the board of trustees of the hospice fund.

Where to start:

The easiest way to understand and feel the prose of Lyudmila Ulitskaya is after reading the novel “The Kukotsky Case.” It was he who was awarded the Russian Booker Prize in 2001, as well as the Italian Penne Prize in 2006.

Modern Russian writers continue to create their excellent works in the present century. They work in various genres, each of them has an individual and unique style. Some are familiar to many devoted readers from their writings. Some names are well known to everyone, as they are extremely popular and promoted. However, there are also modern Russian writers about whom you will learn for the first time. But this does not mean at all that their creations are worse. The fact is that in order to highlight true masterpieces, a certain amount of time must pass.

Modern Russian writers of the 21st century. List

Poets, playwrights, prose writers, science fiction writers, publicists, etc. continue to work fruitfully in the current century and add to the works of great Russian literature. This:

  • Alexander Bushkov.
  • Alexander Zholkovsky.
  • Alexandra Marinina.
  • Alexander Olshansky.
  • Alex Orlov.
  • Alexander Rosenbaum.
  • Alexander Rudazov.
  • Alexey Kalugin.
  • Alina Vitukhnovskaya.
  • Anna and Sergei Litvinov.
  • Anatoly Salutsky.
  • Andrey Dashkov.
  • Andrey Kivinov.
  • Andrey Plekhanov.
  • Boris Akunin.
  • Boris Karlov.
  • Boris Strugatsky.
  • Valery Ganichev.
  • Vasilina Orlova.
  • Vera Vorontsova.
  • Vera Ivanova.
  • Victor Pelevin.
  • Vladimir Vishnevsky.
  • Vladimir Voinovich.
  • Vladimir Gandelsman.
  • Vladimir Karpov.
  • Vladislav Krapivin.
  • Vyacheslav Rybakov.
  • Vladimir Sorokin.
  • Darya Dontsova.
  • Dina Rubina.
  • Dmitry Yemets.
  • Dmitry Suslin.
  • Igor Volgin.
  • Igor Guberman.
  • Igor Lapin.
  • Leonid Kaganov.
  • Leonid Kostomarov.
  • Lyubov Zakharchenko.
  • Maria Arbatova.
  • Maria Semenova.
  • Mikhail Weller.
  • Mikhail Zhvanetsky.
  • Mikhail Zadornov.
  • Mikhail Kukulevich.
  • Mikhail Makovetsky.
  • Nick Perumov.
  • Nikolai Romanetsky.
  • Nikolai Romanov.
  • Oksana Robski.
  • Oleg Mityaev.
  • Oleg Pavlov.
  • Olga Stepnova.
  • Sergei Magomet.
  • Tatiana Stepanova.
  • Tatiana Ustinova.
  • Eduard Radzinsky.
  • Eduard Uspensky.
  • Yuri Mineralov.
  • Yuna Moritz.
  • Yulia Shilova.

Writers of Moscow

Modern writers (Russian) never cease to amaze with their interesting works. Separately, we should highlight the writers of Moscow and the Moscow region who are members of various unions.

Their writings are excellent. Only a certain time must pass in order to highlight real masterpieces. After all, time is the harshest critic that cannot be bribed with anything.

Let's highlight the most popular ones.

Poets: Avelina Abareli, Pyotr Akaemov, Evgeny Antoshkin, Vladimir Boyarinov, Evgenia Bragantseva, Anatoly Vetrov, Andrey Voznesensky, Alexander Zhukov, Olga Zhuravleva, Igor Irtenev, Rimma Kazakova, Elena Kanunova, Konstantin Koledin, Evgeny Medvedev, Mikhail Mikhalkov, Grigory Osipov and a lot others.

Playwrights: Maria Arbatova, Elena Isaeva and others.

Prose writers: Eduard Alekseev, Igor Bludilin, Evgeny Buzni, Genrikh Gatsura, Andrey Dubovoy, Egor Ivanov, Eduard Klygul, Yuri Konoplyannikov, Vladimir Krupin, Irina Lobko-Lobanovskaya and others.

Satirists: Zadornov.

Modern Russian writers of Moscow and the Moscow region have created: wonderful works for children, a large number of poetry, prose, fables, detective stories, fiction, humorous stories and much more.

First among the best

Tatyana Ustinova, Daria Dontsova, Yulia Shilova are modern writers (Russian), whose works are loved and read with great pleasure.

T. Ustinova was born on April 21, 1968. He treats his tall height with humor. She said that in kindergarten she was teased as "Herculesine". There were certain difficulties in this regard at school and institute. Mom read a lot as a child, which instilled in Tatyana a love of literature. It was very difficult for her at the institute, since physics was very difficult. But I managed to finish my studies, I helped future husband. I got on television completely by accident. Got a job as a secretary. But seven months later it went up career ladder. Tatyana Ustinova was a translator and worked in the administration of the President of the Russian Federation. After the change of power, she returned to television. However, I was also fired from this job. After that, she wrote her first novel, “Personal Angel,” which was immediately published. They returned to work. Things were looking up. She gave birth to two sons.

Outstanding satirists

Everyone is very familiar with Mikhail Zhvanetsky and Mikhail Zadornov - modern Russian writers, masters humorous genre. Their works are very interesting and funny. Performances by comedians are always expected; tickets to their concerts are sold out immediately. Each of them has their own image. The witty Mikhail Zhvanetsky always goes on stage with a briefcase. The public loves him very much. His jokes are often quoted because they are incredibly funny. At the Arkady Raikin Theater, great success began with Zhvanetsky. Everyone said: “as Raikin said.” But their union fell apart over time. The performer and the author, the artist and the writer, had different paths. Zhvanetsky brought with him a new literary genre, which was at first mistaken for ancient. Some are surprised why “a man without a voice and acting ability goes on stage”? However, not everyone understands that in this way the writer publishes his works, and not just performs his miniatures. And in this sense, pop music as a genre has nothing to do with it. Zhvanetsky, despite the misunderstanding on the part of some people, remains great writer of his era.

Bestsellers

Below are Russian writers. Three interesting historical and adventure stories are included in Boris Akunin’s book “History of the Russian State. The Fiery Finger.” This is an amazing book that every reader will enjoy. Exciting plot, bright heroes, incredible adventures. All this is perceived in one breath. “Love for Three Zuckerbrins” by Victor Pelevin makes you think about the world and human life. He puts at the forefront questions that concern many people who are able and eager to think and think. His interpretation of existence corresponds to the spirit of modernity. Here myth and the tricks of creatives, reality and virtuality are closely intertwined. Pavel Sanaev's book "Bury Me Behind the Plinth" was nominated for the Booker Prize. She made a real splash on the book market. This magnificent publication occupies a place of honor in modern Russian literature. This is a true masterpiece of modern prose. Easy and interesting to read. Some chapters are full of humor, while others move you to tears.

Best Novels

Modern novels by Russian writers captivate with a new and surprising plot and make you empathize with the main characters. IN historical novel“Abode” by Zakhar Prilepin touches on the important and at the same time sore subject of the Solovetsky special purpose camps. In the writer’s book, that complex and heavy atmosphere is deeply felt. Whoever she didn't kill, she made stronger. The author created his novel based on archival documentation. He skillfully inserts monstrous historical facts into the artistic outline of the essay. Many works of modern Russian writers are worthy examples, excellent creations. This is the novel “Darkness Falls on the Old Steps” by Alexander Chudakov. It was recognized as the best Russian novel by the decision of the jury of the Russian Booker competition. Many readers decided that this essay was autobiographical. The thoughts and feelings of the characters are so authentic. However, this is an image of genuine Russia in a difficult period of time. The book combines humor and incredible sadness; lyrical episodes smoothly flow into epic ones.

Conclusion

Modern Russian writers of the 21st century are another page in the history of Russian literature.

Daria Dontsova, Tatyana Ustinova, Yulia Shilova, Boris Akunin, Victor Pelevin, Pavel Sanaev, Alexander Chudakov and many others won the hearts of readers throughout the country with their works. Their novels and stories have already become real bestsellers.



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