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Alexander Volkov

1891 - 1977

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Alexander Melentyevich Volkov (Russian: Александр Мелентьевич Волков [ɐlʲɪkˈsandr mʲɪˈlʲenʲtʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈvolkəf]; 14 June 1891 – 3 July 1977) was a Soviet novelist, playwright, university lecturer. He was an author of novels, short stories, plays and poems for children, mostly remembered for the Magic Land series of books, based on L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Volkov is the 4,639th most popular writer (down from 3,807th in 2019), the 52nd most popular biography from Kazakhstan (down from 49th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Kazakhstani Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Alexander Volkov ranks 4,639 out of 7,302. Before him are Laurence J. Peter, Jaroslav Pelikan, Thomas Nashe, Elizabeth Goudge, Ramón J. Sender, and Guillaume Musso. After him are Christian Matras, Isaac Watts, Urs Widmer, Levon Shant, Pierre Mac Orlan, and A. Merritt.

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Among people born in 1891, Alexander Volkov ranks 214. Before him are Eino Leino, Gustaf Dyrssen, Issay Dobrowen, Françoise Rosay, Leopold Vietoris, and Raymond Bernard. After him are Julius Saaristo, Yvette Andréyor, Isak Abrahamsen, René Barbier, Audrey Munson, and Arthur Bliss. Among people deceased in 1977, Alexander Volkov ranks 190. Before him are Alexander Galich, William Castle, Mike Parkes, Raymond Bernard, Krishan Chander, and Geraldine Brooks. After him are Otto Kaiser, Ethel Waters, Giorgio Pessina, David Toro, Leila Hyams, and Peter Carl Goldmark.

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In Kazakhstan

Among people born in Kazakhstan, Alexander Volkov ranks 52 out of 193. Before him are Saken Seifullin (1894), Anatoly Khrapaty (1962), Akhmed Zakayev (1959), Dariga Nazarbayeva (1963), Oleg Bryjak (1960), and Kulyash Baiseitova (1912). After him are Veniamin Soldatenko (1939), Nurlan Balgimbayev (1947), Vladimir Smirnov (1964), Alzhan Zharmukhamedov (1944), Daniyal Akhmetov (1954), and Timur Bekmambetov (1961).

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Among WRITERS In Kazakhstan

Among writers born in Kazakhstan, Alexander Volkov ranks 8. Before him are Abai Qunanbaiuly (1845), Mukhtar Auezov (1897), Mukaghali Makatayev (1931), Ybyrai Altynsarin (1841), Vsevolod Ivanov (1895), and Saken Seifullin (1894). After him are Alexander Kazantsev (1906), and Sergei Lukyanenko (1968).

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