WRITER

Vladimir Voinovich

1932 - 2018

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Vladimir Nikolayevich Voinovich (Russian: Влади́мир Никола́евич Войно́вич; 26 September 1932 – 27 July 2018) was a Russian writer and former Soviet dissident, and the "first genuine comic writer" produced by the Soviet system. Among his most well-known works are the satirical epic The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin and the dystopian Moscow 2042. He was forced into exile and stripped of his citizenship by Soviet authorities in 1980 but later rehabilitated and moved back to Moscow in 1990. After the fall of the Soviet Union, he continued to be an outspoken critic of Russian politics under the rule of Vladimir Putin. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vladimir Voinovich is the 2,754th most popular writer (down from 2,732nd in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Tajikistan (up from 12th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Tadzhik Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Vladimir Voinovich ranks 2,754 out of 7,302. Before him are Arno Schmidt, Kaj Munk, Charles-Louis Havas, Richard Wurmbrand, Morris West, and Marie Belloc Lowndes. After him are Renia Spiegel, Bonaventure des Périers, Alexandre Herculano, Maurice de Guérin, Ion Creangă, and Luis Cernuda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Vladimir Voinovich ranks 190. Before him are Jean-Pierre Marielle, Lia Manoliu, Richard Estes, Harry Gregg, Horst Eckel, and Karen Demirchyan. After him are Alexander Kluge, Dabney Coleman, Ervin László, Saul Friedländer, On Kawara, and Karekin I. Among people deceased in 2018, Vladimir Voinovich ranks 160. Before him are Sergio Marchionne, Đỗ Mười, Nicolas Roeg, Dan Gurney, Robert Kerman, and José Antonio Abreu. After him are Lassie Lou Ahern, Morris Halle, Dragutin Šurbek, Ola Ullsten, Karl Lehmann, and Per Kirkeby.

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In Tajikistan

Among people born in Tajikistan, Vladimir Voinovich ranks 11 out of 35. Before him are Abu-Mahmud Khojandi (940), Oqil Oqilov (1944), Rahmon Nabiyev (1930), Khaydhar ibn Kawus al-Afshin (800), Kokhir Rasulzoda (1959), and Qahhor Mahkamov (1932). After him are Nellie Kim (1957), Viktor Bout (1967), Gulnazar Keldi (1945), Yuri Maslyukov (1937), Henri Weber (1944), and Oinikhol Bobonazarova (1948).

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Among WRITERS In Tajikistan

Among writers born in Tajikistan, Vladimir Voinovich ranks 2. Before him are Rudaki (860). After him are Gulnazar Keldi (1945), and Iskandar Khatloni (1954).

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