WRITER
Elena Milashina
1978 - Today

Elena Milashina
Elena Valeryevna Milashina (Russian: Елена Валерьевна Милашина, romanized: Yelena Valeryevna Milashina; born 1977) is a Russian investigative journalist for Novaya Gazeta. She has received multiple awards for her work. Milashina has been threatened and attacked over her work multiple times over the course of more than a decade. In 2023, she was severely beaten while covering a trial in Chechnya. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Elena Milashina is the 7,052nd most popular writer (down from 6,880th in 2024), the 2,928th most popular biography from Russia (down from 2,834th in 2019) and the 295th most popular Russian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Elena Milashina ranks 7,052 out of 7,302. Before her are Gilad Atzmon, Sofia Andrukhovych, Mimoza Ahmeti, Candace Owens, Radka Denemarková, and Doris Kareva. After her are John Mortimer, Jeff Abbott, Carl Frode Tiller, Blanka Lipińska, Claudia Amengual, and Jeffrey Goldberg.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGilad Atzmon
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 7,046
Sofia Andrukhovych
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 7,047
Mimoza Ahmeti
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 7,048
Candace Owens
1989 - Present
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 7,049
Radka Denemarková
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 7,050
Doris Kareva
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 7,051
Elena Milashina
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 7,052
John Mortimer
1923 - 2009
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 7,053
Jeff Abbott
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 7,054
Carl Frode Tiller
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 7,055
Blanka Lipińska
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 7,056
Claudia Amengual
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 7,057
Jeffrey Goldberg
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 7,058
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1978, Elena Milashina ranks 614. Before her are Paul Robinson, Madita, Jorge Martín Núñez, Juan Guillermo Castillo, Dorothee Bär, and Fu Mingxia. After her are Raemon Sluiter, Yoon Se-ah, Javier Calleja, Linda Park, Megumi Toyoguchi, and Elina Danielian.
Others Born in 1978
Go to all RankingsPaul Robinson
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 608
Madita
MUSICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 609
Jorge Martín Núñez
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 610
Juan Guillermo Castillo
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 611
Dorothee Bär
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 612
Fu Mingxia
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 613
Elena Milashina
WRITER
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 614
Raemon Sluiter
TENNIS PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 615
Yoon Se-ah
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 616
Javier Calleja
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 617
Linda Park
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 618
Megumi Toyoguchi
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 619
Elina Danielian
CHESS PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 620
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Elena Milashina ranks 2,928 out of 3,761. Before her are Aleksandr Samedov (1984), Mikhail Ignatiev (1985), Diana Vishneva (1976), Fyodor Smolov (1990), Tamara Tikhonova (1964), and Olga Yegorova (1972). After her are Hasbulla (2002), Yaroslava Shvedova (1987), Anjelika Krylova (1973), Natalya Antyukh (1981), Dmitry Malikov (1970), and Matvei Safonov (1999).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsAleksandr Samedov
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 2,922
Mikhail Ignatiev
CYCLIST
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 2,923
Diana Vishneva
DANCER
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 2,924
Fyodor Smolov
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 2,925
Tamara Tikhonova
SKIER
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 2,926
Olga Yegorova
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 2,927
Elena Milashina
WRITER
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 2,928
Hasbulla
YOUTUBER
2002 - Present
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 2,929
Yaroslava Shvedova
TENNIS PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 2,930
Anjelika Krylova
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 2,931
Natalya Antyukh
ATHLETE
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 2,932
Dmitry Malikov
SINGER
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 2,933
Matvei Safonov
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 2,934
Among WRITERS In Russia
Among writers born in Russia, Elena Milashina ranks 295. Before her are Elena Chizhova (1957), Arkady Babchenko (1977), Wladimir Kaminer (1967), Victor Shenderovich (1958), Guzel Yakhina (1977), and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova (1989). After her are Maria Stepanova (1972), Ilze Liepa (1963), Polina Zherebtsova (1985), Oleg Pavlov (1970), Kira Yarmysh (1989), and Gary Shteyngart (1972).
Elena Chizhova
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 289
Arkady Babchenko
1977 - Present
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 290
Wladimir Kaminer
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 291
Victor Shenderovich
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 292
Guzel Yakhina
1977 - Present
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 293
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova
1989 - Present
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 294
Elena Milashina
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 295
Maria Stepanova
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 296
Ilze Liepa
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 297
Polina Zherebtsova
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 298
Oleg Pavlov
1970 - 2018
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 299
Kira Yarmysh
1989 - Present
HPI: 37.39
Rank: 300
Gary Shteyngart
1972 - Present
HPI: 35.41
Rank: 301
















































