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Maria Stepanova

1972 - Today

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Maria Mikhailovna Stepanova (Russian: Мари́я Миха́йловна Степа́нова; born June 9, 1972) is a Russian poet, novelist, and journalist. She is the current editor of Colta.ru, an online publication specializing in arts and culture. In 2005, she won the prestigious Andrei Bely Prize for poetry. More recently, she also received the 2017–2018 Big Book Prize for her novel In Memory of Memory (Pamyati pamyati). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Maria Stepanova is the 7,094th most popular writer (down from 7,030th in 2024), the 2,969th most popular biography from Russia (up from 2,994th in 2019) and the 296th most popular Russian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Maria Stepanova ranks 7,094 out of 7,302Before her are Cleanth Brooks, Peter Hedges, Bharati Mukherjee, François Bégaudeau, Dennis Potter, and Lotta Lotass. After her are Feridun Zaimoğlu, Daniel O. Fagunwa, Helena Janeczek, Shobhaa De, Navid Kermani, and Nina Bouraoui.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Maria Stepanova ranks 874Before her are Bang Soo-hyun, Naomi Shindō, Emerson, Tron, Iván Valenciano, and Jesse Hughes. After her are Svetlana Zhurova, Michaël R. Roskam, Aldrovani Menon, Chen Weixing, Sigurd Rushfeldt, and Sabina Valbusa.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Maria Stepanova ranks 2,969 out of 3,761Before her are Arsen Pavlov (1983), Alexander Radulov (1986), Pavel Derevyanko (1976), Magomed Ibragimov (null), Kristian Kostov (2000), and Roman Monchenko (1964). After her are Dmitri Torbinski (1984), Andrey Merzlikin (1973), Svetlana Zhurova (1972), Andrey Silnov (1984), Sharif Sharifov (1988), and Yegor Titov (1976).

Among WRITERS In Russia

Among writers born in Russia, Maria Stepanova ranks 296Before her are Arkady Babchenko (1977), Wladimir Kaminer (1967), Victor Shenderovich (1958), Guzel Yakhina (1977), Nadezhda Tolokonnikova (1989), and Elena Milashina (1978). After her are Ilze Liepa (1963), Polina Zherebtsova (1985), Oleg Pavlov (1970), Kira Yarmysh (1989), Gary Shteyngart (1972), and Kelly Murphy (null).