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Mark Aldanov

1886 - 1957

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Mark Aldanov (Russian: Марк Алда́нов; Mordkhai-Markus Israelevich Landau, Mark Alexandrovich Landau, Russian: Мордхай-Маркус Израилевич Ландау, Марк Алекса́ндрович Ланда́у; November 7 [O.S. October 26] 1886 – February 25, 1957) was a Russian and later French writer and critic, known for his historical novels. Aldanov's first book about Vladimir Lenin, translated into several languages, immediately gained him popularity. Then followed a trilogy of novels attempting to trace the roots of the Russian Revolution. He also wrote a tetralogy of novels about Napoleonic Wars. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mark Aldanov is the 5,290th most popular writer (down from 4,165th in 2019), the 814th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 639th in 2019) and the 118th most popular Ukrainian Writer.

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Among writers, Mark Aldanov ranks 5,290 out of 7,302. Before him are Alki Zei, Thea Beckman, Vera Henriksen, Giuseppe Giusti, Joe R. Lansdale, and Zahrad. After him are Armistead Maupin, Peer Hultberg, Heinrich Christian Boie, Ivan Kavaleridze, Enzo Biagi, and Julio Ramón Ribeyro.

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Among people born in 1886, Mark Aldanov ranks 253. Before him are Markus Reiner, Lars Hanson, Alfred Felber, Karl Struss, Frank Heller, and Dooley Wilson. After him are Henry Lehrman, Muthulakshmi Reddy, Margaret Woodrow Wilson, Hector Goetinck, Arthur Amundsen, and Francis Carco. Among people deceased in 1957, Mark Aldanov ranks 187. Before him are P. C. Chang, Zenón Noriega Agüero, José Patricio Guggiari, Gaston Aumoitte, Percy Hobart, and Ernesto Chaparro. After him are Wyndham Lewis, Julia Morgan, James M. Cox, Guillaume Grandidier, William Murrill, and Grigory Landsberg.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Mark Aldanov ranks 814 out of 1,365. Before him are Henry Roth (1906), Isaak Khalatnikov (1919), Vasyl Rats (1961), Mykola Rudenko (1920), Vladimir Bogoraz (1865), and Kira Zvorykina (1919). After him are Olha Ilkiv (1920), Ivan Kavaleridze (1887), Natalia Dudinskaya (1912), Ani Lorak (1978), Artur Văitoianu (1864), and Natalia Poklonskaya (1980).

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Among WRITERS In Ukraine

Among writers born in Ukraine, Mark Aldanov ranks 118. Before him are Yuriy Fedkovych (1834), Vasily Yan (1874), Mykhaylo Semenko (1892), Yurii Andrukhovych (1960), Valerian Pidmohylny (1901), and Henry Roth (1906). After him are Ivan Kavaleridze (1887), Ariel Durant (1898), Iryna Vilde (1907), Zośka Vieras (1892), Boris Lavrenyov (1891), and Serhiy Zhadan (1974).

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