WRITER

Sergei Dovlatov

1941 - 1990

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Sergei Donatovich Dovlatov (Russian: Сергей Донатович Довлатов; 3 September 1941 – 24 August 1990) was a Soviet journalist and writer. Internationally, he is one of the most popular Russian writers of the late 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sergei Dovlatov is the 2,224th most popular writer (down from 1,870th in 2019), the 766th most popular biography from Russia (down from 673rd in 2019) and the 89th most popular Russian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Sergei Dovlatov ranks 2,224 out of 7,302. Before him are John Skelton, Matthieu Ricard, Anton Hansen Tammsaare, Oribasius, Telesilla, and Duchess Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg. After him are Harlan Ellison, Jorge Manrique, Arkady Gaidar, Rahel Varnhagen, Frédéric Ozanam, and Joseph Kessel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Sergei Dovlatov ranks 192. Before him are Walid Muallem, Esther Ofarim, Salvador Sadurní, Umberto Bossi, Fionnula Flanagan, and Myron Scholes. After him are Élisabeth Depardieu, Edmund Stoiber, Aldrich Ames, Paavo Lipponen, Akiko Wakabayashi, and Peter Coyote. Among people deceased in 1990, Sergei Dovlatov ranks 92. Before him are Georgy Flyorov, Peter Taylor, Michel Leiris, Lothar Collatz, George de Mestral, and Joan Bennett. After him are Eduard Streltsov, Peter Wessel Zapffe, Wolfgang Schmieder, Paul Ariste, Stefano Casiraghi, and Carlos Peucelle.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Sergei Dovlatov ranks 766 out of 3,761. Before him are Yury Grigorovich (1927), Elvīra Ozoliņa (1939), Vera Figner (1852), Erich von Drygalski (1865), Aleksandra Pakhmutova (1929), and Ivan Susanin (1501). After him are Arkady Gaidar (1904), Nikolai Voznesensky (1903), Ivan Sechenov (1829), Nina Berberova (1901), Vasily Tropinin (1776), and Anna Kournikova (1981).

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Among WRITERS In Russia

Among writers born in Russia, Sergei Dovlatov ranks 89. Before him are Konstantin Ushinsky (1823), Marko Vovchok (1833), Eduard Uspensky (1937), Alexander Belyaev (1884), Yevgenia Ginzburg (1904), and Andrey Kurkov (1961). After him are Arkady Gaidar (1904), Nina Berberova (1901), Olga Rozanova (1886), Andrey Kurbsky (1528), Afanasy Fet (1820), and Musa Cälil (1906).

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