The best Russian contemporary writers of the 21st century. Directions, genres and contemporary writers

Connoisseurs of literature express themselves ambiguously about the work of modern Russian writers: some seem to them uninteresting, others - rude or immoral. One way or another, in their raise actual problems of the new century, therefore young people love and read them with pleasure.

Directions, genres and contemporary writers

Russian writers present century prefer to develop new literary forms completely different from Western ones. In the last few decades, their work has been represented by four directions: postmodernism, modernism, realism and post-realism. The prefix "post" speaks for itself - the reader should expect something new that followed to replace the old foundations. The table shows various trends in the literature of this century, as well as books by the most prominent representatives.

Genres, works and contemporary writers of the 21st century in Russia
Postmodernism	Sots Art: V. Pelevin - "Omon-Ra", M. Kononov - "Naked Pioneer"; Primitivism: O. Grigoriev - "Vitamin Growth"; Conceptualism: V. Nekrasov; Post-postmodernism: O. Shishkin - "Anna Karenina 2"; E. Vodolazkin - "Laurel".
Modernism	Neo-futurism: V. Sosnora - "Flute and Proseisms", A. Voznesensky - "Russia is Risen"; Neo-primitivism: G. Sapgir - "New Lianozovo", V. Nikolaev - "The ABC of the Absurd"; Absurdism: L. Petrushevskaya - "Again 25", S. Shulyak - "Consequence".
Realism	Modern political novel: A. Zvyagintsev - " Natural selection", A. Volos - "Kamikaze"; Satirical prose: M. Zhvanetsky - "Test by money", E. Grishkovets; Erotic prose: N. Klemantovich - "Road to Rome", E. Limonov - "Death in Venice"; Socio-psychological drama and comedy: L. Razumovskaya - "Passion at a Dacha near Moscow", L. Ulitskaya - "Russian Jam"; Metaphysical realism: E. Schwartz - "The last time inscription", A. Kim - "Onliria"; Metaphysical idealism: Y. Mamleev - "Eternal Russia", K. Kedrov - "Inside out".
Postrealism	Women's prose: L. Ulitskaya, T. Salomatina, D. Rubina; New military prose: V. Makanin - "Asan", Z. Prilepin, R. Senchin; Youth prose: S. Minaev, I. Ivanov - "The geographer drank away the globe"; Non-fiction prose: S. Shargunov.

New ideas of Sergey Minaev

"Duhless. The Tale of fake person"- a book with an unusual concept that modern writers of the 21st century in Russia have not previously touched upon in their work. This is Sergei Minaev's debut novel about the moral flaws of a society in which debauchery and chaos reign. The author uses swearing and obscene language to convey the character of the protagonist, which does not confuse readers in the least. large firm for the production of canned food turns out to be a victim of swindlers: he is offered to invest a large amount in the construction of a casino, but is soon deceived and left with nothing.

"The Chicks. A Tale of Fake Love" talks about how difficult it is in an immoral society to keep human face. Andrei Mirkin is 27 years old, but he is not going to get married and instead starts an affair with two girls at the same time. Later, he learns that one is expecting a child from him, and the other turns out to be HIV-positive. Quiet life is alien to Mirkin, and he constantly seeks adventures in nightclubs and bars, which does not lead to good.

Popular and critics do not favor Minaev in their circles: being illiterate, he achieved success in as soon as possible and made the Russians admire their works. The author admits that his fans are mainly viewers of the reality show "Dom-2".

Chekhov's traditions in the work of Ulitskaya

The heroes of the play "Russian Jam" live in an old dacha near Moscow, which is about to come to an end: the sewerage system is out of order, the boards on the floor have long since rotted, electricity has not been supplied. Their life is a real "nail", but the owners are proud of their inheritance and are not going to move to a more favorable place. They have a constant income from the sale of jam, which gets either mice or other muck. Modern writers Russian literature often borrow ideas from their predecessors. So, Ulitskaya follows Chekhov's tricks in the play: the dialogue of the characters does not work out because of their desire to shout down each other, and against this background, the crack of a rotten floor or sounds from the sewer are heard. At the end of the drama, they are forced to leave the dacha, as the land is bought for the construction of Disneyland.

Features of the stories of Viktor Pelevin

Russian writers of the 21st century often turn to the traditions of their predecessors and use the technique of intertext. Names and details are deliberately introduced into the narrative, which echo the works of the classics. Intertextuality can be traced in Victor Pelevin's story "Nika". The reader feels the influence of Bunin and Nabokov from the very beginning, when the author uses the phrase " easy breath". The narrator quotes and mentions Nabokov, who masterfully described the beauty of the girl's body in the novel "Lolita". Pelevin borrows the mannerisms of his predecessors, but opens up a new "trick of deception." Only at the end can one guess that the flexible and graceful Nika is actually a cat. Pelevin brilliantly manages to deceive the reader in the story "Sigmund in a Cafe", where main character turns out to be a parrot. The author drives us into a trap, but from this we get more pleasure.

Realism by Yuri Buida

Many modern writers of the 21st century in Russia were born decades after the end of the war, so their work is focused mainly on Yuri Buida was born in 1954 and grew up in the Kaliningrad region - a territory that previously belonged to Germany, which was reflected in the title of the cycle of his stories.

"The Prussian Bride" - naturalistic sketches about the difficult post-war period. The young reader sees a reality that he had never heard of before. The story "Rita Schmidt Anyone" tells the story of an orphaned girl who is brought up in terrible conditions. The poor thing is told, "You are the daughter of the Antichrist. You must suffer. You must redeem." A terrible sentence has been passed for the fact that German blood flows in Rita's veins, but she endures bullying and continues to remain strong.

Novels about Erast Fandorin

Boris Akunin writes books differently than other modern writers of the 21st century in Russia. The author is interested in the culture of the past two centuries, so the action of the novels about Erast Fandorin takes place from the middle of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th. The protagonist is a noble aristocrat who investigates the most high-profile crimes. For valor and courage, he is awarded six orders, but he does not stay long in public office: after a conflict with the Moscow authorities, Fandorin prefers to work alone with his faithful valet, the Japanese Masa. Few contemporary foreign writers write in the detective genre; Russian writers, in particular Dontsova and Akunin, win the hearts of readers with crime stories, so their works will be relevant for a long time to come.

Yes, I gave.

A lot of great writers, in form and content not inferior to the writers of bygone days, another question is whether they will ever be recognized as "great"?

In general, I am against such loud epithets, such as "great" in relation to writers, because literature is too subjective, which is majestic for one, for another - vulgarity and mediocrity. It must be understood that writers become great largely because of tradition.

Remember the ones you know important writers and mentally divide them by country of origin. Get a limited list European countries: France ( for a long time center of political and military power), England (replaced France as the world hegemon), Germany (one of the main players in the European arena), and, of course, the great and beautiful Russia. Something like this, 5-10 names come to mind for the rest of the world. And here is the dilemma - either most of the peoples of the Earth are worthless and devoid of talents, or "great" writers can only appear in great Western countries, who were, so to speak, tough guys in the class and in front of whom everyone was in awe and to whom there was special attention, including their culture and their writers, while everyone did not care about conditional Poland and conditional Mickiewicz was of little interest to anyone . Now, if Mickiewicz were French and would be in the right crowd... Even now, we watched the US elections with more excitement than our own, is it any wonder that films and TV series are made according to the stories of American writers, and remain in history with they have much more chances than the creator from the outskirts of civilization. Shakespeare was born in 16th(!!!) century and wrote not for modern literary critics, but for a motley audience of contemporaries, for the most part very rude. Known on the other side of the English Channel, he became only later two hundred years, when English became the dominant language of the world empire. If Great Britain remained an outlying island country, would anyone remember Shakespeare except herself? By the way, here is a critical essay by the "great" Tolstoy about the "great" Shakespeare - where Leo completely denies any talent of William and denounces his work as bad taste. The inconsistency comes out - how can one great talk about something else great What is that mediocrity? Can't great so mistaken, then someone here is clearly small. And this is not a unique situation, but a typical, "great" writers of round dances did not lead and often did not like each other:

Dostoevsky in the novel "Demons" portrayed Turgenev in the form of "the great writer Karmazinov" - a noisy, petty, scribbled and practically mediocre writer who considers himself a genius and sits out abroad. A similar attitude towards Turgenev by the ever-needy Dostoevsky was caused, among other things, by the secure position of Turgenev in his noble life and by the highest literary fees at that time: "To Turgenev for his " Noble Nest“(I finally read it. Extremely well) Katkov himself (from whom I ask for 100 rubles from a sheet) gave 4,000 rubles, that is, 400 rubles from a sheet. My friend! I know very well that I write worse than Turgenev, but not too worse, and finally, I hope to write not worse at all. Why am I, with my needs, taking only 100 rubles, and Turgenev, who has 2,000 souls, 400 each?

So, returning directly to the question - yes, I gave it, but they will be considered "great" at least in 30 years, and then if many circumstances develop, people who consider conditional Pelevin, Palankin, King, Rowling will create circles / parties, write articles in literary journals and related resources, enter into school programs desired writers thereof and thereby form mass opinion.

Yesterday, April 23, was World Book Day, we invite you to familiarize yourself with the list of reading preferences of 56 experts. We invite you to familiarize yourself with the list of reading preferences of the experts of the literary magazine The Millions, which included well-known journalists, critics and writers. They chose the most noteworthy books of the century. The rating was prepared by 56 experts of the publication and was submitted and compiled by the readers of the magazine, who voted in a special group on Facebook. Surely, any reading person will be able to name his rating best books, but this study by The Millions is worth taking note of.

"Middle Sex" Jeffrey Eugenides

"Middlesex" by Jeffrey Eugenides The story of the life of a hermaphrodite, sincerely and frankly told in the first person. A novel written by an American Greek origin Jeffrey Eugenides in Berlin, won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize. The novel is a story of several generations of one family through the eyes of a hermaphrodite descendant.

"The Short and Wonderful Life of Oscar Wo" by Junot Diaz

("The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" Junot Diaz) A 2007 semi-autobiographical novel by Dominican-American Junot Diaz follows a fat and deeply unhappy child who grows up in New Jersey and dies untimely in early youth. The work was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2008. A notable feature of the book can be considered a mixture of literary English, "spanglish" (a mixture of English and Spanish) and street slang of Hispanics who settled in America.

"2666" Roberto Bolagno

2666 Roberto Bolano A posthumously published novel by Chilean writer Roberto Bolano (1953–2003). The novel consists of five parts, which the author, for economic reasons, was going to publish as five independent books, in order to ensure the life of his children after his death. However, after his death, the heirs appreciated literary value works and decided to publish it as a single novel.

Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

Cloud Atlas David Mitchell Cloud Atlas is like a mirror maze in which six voices overlap each other: a mid-nineteenth-century notary returning to the US from Australia; a young composer forced to trade soul and body in Europe between the world wars; a female journalist in 1970s California uncovering a corporate conspiracy; a small publisher - our contemporary, who managed to break the bank on the bandit autobiography "Blow with brass knuckles" and fleeing from creditors; clone servants from the enterprise fast food in Korea - the country of the victorious cyberpunk; and the Hawaiian goatherd at the end of civilization.

"The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

"The Road" by Cormac McCarthy The book by Komrak McCarthy, whose works are distinguished by harsh realism and a sound look at our human nature, without masks, without hypocrisy, without any romance. A father with a young son wander through a country that has survived a monstrous catastrophe, desperately trying to survive and preserve the human appearance in a post-apocalyptic world.

"Atonement" by Ian McEwan

"Atonement" by Ian McEwan "Atonement" is a "chronicle of lost time" striking in its sincerity, which is led by a teenage girl, in her bizarre and childishly cruel way, reevaluating and rethinking the events of "adult" life. Having witnessed the rape, she interprets it in her own way - and sets in motion a chain of fatal events that will come around in the most unexpected way after many, many years.

The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon

"The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay" by Michael Chabon Two Jewish youths during World War II become comic book kings in America. With their art, they try to fight the forces of evil and those who keep their loved ones in slavery and want to destroy them.

"Corrections" by Jonathan Franzen

"The Corrections" by Jonathan Franzen This is an ironic and deep understanding of the eternal conflict of fathers and children in the era of the bravura "end of history", impenetrable political correctness and the ubiquitous Internet. Following the sad and funny life collisions of the family of the former railway engineer Alfred Lambert, who is slowly going crazy, the author builds a multi-figured novel about love, business, cinema, haute cuisine, the dizzying luxury of New York and even about the chaos in the post-Soviet space. The book is billed as "the first great novel of the 21st century".

Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

The novel takes place in 1956 in the town of Gilead, Iowa. The book consists of letters written in the form of a diary by a 76-year-old priest and addressed to his 7-year-old son. Accordingly, the novel is a series of inconsistent scenes, memories, stories, moral advice.

"White Teeth" Zadie Smith

"White Teeth" Zadie Smith One of the brightest and most successful debut novels that appeared in last years V British literature. A brilliant comic tale that follows friendship, love, war, an earthquake, three cultures, three families over three generations, and one very unusual mouse.

"Kafka on the Beach" by Haruki Murakami

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami In the center of the work is the fate of a teenager who ran away from home from the gloomy prophecy of his father. On amazing destinies heroes, residents of Japan in the second half of the 20th century, are influenced by prophecies, messengers of the other world and cats.

The Wind Runner Khaled Hosseini

"The Kite Runner" Khaled Hosseini Amir and Hassan were separated by an abyss. One belonged to the local aristocracy, the other to a despised minority. For one, the father was handsome and important, for the other, lame and pathetic. One was a drunken reader, the other was illiterate. Everyone saw Hassan's cleft lip, but Amir's ugly scars were hidden deep inside. But there are no people closer than these two boys. Their story unfolds against the background of the Kabul idyll, which will soon be replaced by formidable storms. Boys are like two kite that this storm picked up and scattered into different sides. Everyone has their own fate, their own tragedy, but they, as in childhood, are connected by strong ties.

"Don't Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro

"Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro From Japanese-born Literary Seminar alumnus Malcolm Bradbury, Booker Prize winner for The Remains of the Day - Most Astonishing English novel 2005. Thirty-year-old Kathy reminisces about her childhood at the privileged Hailsham School, full of strange omissions, half-hearted revelations and hidden threats. This is a novel-parable, it is a story of love, friendship and memory, it is the ultimate embodiment of the metaphor “to serve all life”.

"Austerlitz" W. G. Sebald

"Austerlitz" W.G. Sebald Jacques Austerlitz, who devoted his life to studying the structure of fortresses, palaces and castles, suddenly realizes that he knows nothing about his personal history, except that in 1941 he, a five-year-old boy, was taken to England. And now, decades later, he is rushing around Europe, sitting in archives and libraries, bit by bit building his own "museum of lost things", "a personal history of catastrophes" within himself.

Empire FallsRichard Russo

Novel by Richard Russo, in a comedic vein, tells about the life of "blue collars" small town Empire Falls, Maine. The main character is Miles Roby, who runs a grill bar that has been considered the most popular institution in this place for over 20 years.

"Runaway" by Alice Munro

A collection of short stories by a well-known Canadian writer, based on which films are already being made in Hollywood, and in 2004 the book won the Giller Prize.

"The Master" Colm Toibin

Book Irish writer Colm Tóibín's "The Master" about the life of famous 19th-century novelist and critic Henry James won the world's largest literary award for piece of art in English.

"Half of a Yellow Sun" by Ngozi Adichie Chimamanda

"Half a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Full of tense drama, the novel tells the stories of several people - stories that are intertwined in the most amazing way. Readers called Adichie's novel "African's The Wind Runner", while British critics awarded it the most prestigious award"Orange".

"Unusual Earth" by Jhumpa Lairi

Unaccustomed Earth: Stories by Jhumpa Lahiri "Unusual Earth" - a book by an American writer Indian origin- Jumpy Lairi. In it, she directly continues the theme of Indian emigrants, which she also began in her first book, The Interpreter of Diseases.

"Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell" by Suzanne Clark

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell" Susanna Clarke Magical England of the Napoleonic Wars. An England where wizards are in the secret service of the government and defend the British Empire in their own way. But, fighting with the "ordinary" enemy and using their Strength as another weapon in the "human" war, wizards forgot about their true, eternal enemy and adversary - Ancient People, remembering how he ruled once human lands and souls. And now, when the magic began to weaken and dry up, from the depths of beyond antiquity the faeries are returning, led by their New Hope - the changeling Raven King. The list of experts also included the books The Known World by Edward P. Jones, Pastoralia. Ruin in the park civil war» George Saunders, It’s Time to Lead the Horses by Per Petterson, Bastion of Solitude by Jonathan Lethem, Kelly Link’s collection of short stories It’s All Very Strange, and Alice’s untranslated books Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage Munro, Twilight of the Superheroes: Stories by Deborah Eisenberg, Mortals by Norman Rush, Varieties of Disturbance: Stories by Lydia Davis, American Genius: A Comedy by Lynne Tillman. Humanity of the 21st century is avid for following global trends. Even literature has not escaped the fate of striving for mass consumption.

With the advent of Internet technologies, writers have a chance to gain worldwide recognition in the shortest possible time. The work of their predecessors took much longer to spread across the planet. For example, Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind is on the same level as 50 Shades of Grey.

In the 17 years that have passed since the onset of the millennium, new stars have lit up in the literary firmament. The works of the classics of the 21st century are produced on an industrial scale and distributed like hot cakes. I present to your attention the TOP of the best-selling books in order of increasing sold circulation.

20. The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseni

2003
10 million copies

Many consider the book "The Kite Runner" a poignant story about the friendship of two guys belonging to different social groups, But sacred meaning works is completely different. In the debut novel American writer of Afghan origin touched on the topic of sexual abuse of minors in Islamic countries.

In Afghanistan, a tradition called "bacha-bazi" is still widespread, which is a kind of child prostitution. Boys aged 9-12 are dressed in women's clothing and forced to satisfy the sexual desires of adult men.

Khaled Hosseni took part of his creation to describe the relationship between Amir and Hassan. However, in my opinion, true main character this is Sohrab, given to the amusement of the offender of his father. The novel "The Kite Runner" is still included in the rating of the most read books.

19. The Dukan Diet by Pierre Dukan

year 2000
10.4 million copies

Who does not dream of losing weight quickly and keeping the result for a long time? In 2000, for the first time, the world got acquainted with a new approach to getting rid of excess weight. Renowned dietitian Pierre Dukan skimmed off his 40 years of experience and formulated his own method, called the "Dukan Diet".

10 Million Sold Book Describes 4 Steps in Modeling perfect body. On the first - you attack the fat layer and start the mechanism of losing kilograms. As you follow the instructions of the second stage, you achieve your goals. The third and fourth stages are designed to consolidate and stabilize the result.

18. Life of Pi, Yann Martel

year 2001
10.5 million copies

Thanks to the creation of the novel Life of Pi, Yann Martel was awarded the highest award literary world. In 2002, the author received the Booker Prize. The book was considered an honor to be published by the world's largest publishing houses. Critics compared it to the works of Hemingway and Marquez.

The author-narrator met an old Hindu who told him about the unforgettable adventures experienced in his youth. At birth, the main character was given the name Pisin, but he preferred to be called simply Pi (after a well-known mathematical number). By the will of fate, he ended up on the high seas on the same boat with a tiger. He not only managed to survive, but also turned the story of his life into a real parable with a metaphorical ending.

17. The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold

2002
10.9 million copies

The author of The Lovely Bones was herself a victim of a rapist. As the police dared to put it, “the girl can be considered lucky, because she is alive.” Alice Sebold helped find the culprit by spotting the attacker in the crowd. The incident prompted her to write two whole books. The first was a biography that helped her get out of her depression. The second work became a world-famous bestseller.

The story is told in the first person. The girl Suzy was lured into a deserted place, raped and killed by a maniac. The body of the victim was dismembered by the bastard and hidden. The soul of the deceased goes to his own paradise, from where he observes the life of loved ones and, as far as possible, interacts with them. It took Suzy's family 10 years to recover from the consequences of the tragedy.

16. Shadow of the Wind, Carlos Ruiz Zafon

year 2001
15 million copies

10-year-old Daniel was destined to associate his life with weighty volumes. His father was selling tomes and one day he took his son to an amazing place. The old mansion kept thousands of copies of forgotten books. The boy had to choose one of them and be faithful to her until the end of his days.

The boy's gaze turned to the tattered cover, which bore the author's name "Julian Carracas." For 20 years, Daniel will spend unraveling the secret of the cursed book. He will meet with eccentric people and fall into the intricacies of intrigue.

15. The Fault in Our Stars, John Green

year 2012
18.5 million copies

In 2012, John Green's novel, which tells the story of two teenagers opposing the injustice of fate, took pride of place in the book sales ranking. Hazel has thyroid cancer that has metastasized to her lungs. Every breath hurts the girl, for every breath of air she has to fight. Augustus lost his leg, his disease did not make itself felt for 14 months.

The main characters meet in a support group, which they reluctantly attend. They exchange books and fall in love with each other. Further events revolve around the novel "Royal Ailment". Hazel dreams of talking to the author and learning about future fate characters. Augustus contacts the writer and organizes a trip to Amsterdam for his beloved. A trip to the Free City will finally finish off the guy.

14. Wolf Totem, Jiang Rong

2004
20.2 million copies

On Earth, corners have been preserved where a person continues to follow the precepts of his ancestors and lives in harmony with nature. Central character book "Wolf Totem" was born in Beijing, from childhood he was drawn to the knowledge of the world around him. Chen Zhen was delighted to see the beauties of sparsely populated regions such as Siberia or Inner Mongolia.

Due to a series of circumstances, the main character from the stronghold of civilization was transferred to the steppe of Elun. There, he met a group of nomads who were opposing, on the one hand, the onslaught of technology, and on the other, the attack of wolf packs.

13. The Secret, Rhonda Byrne

2006
20.7 million copies

Now I will reveal to you Great Mystery existence - your thoughts materialize. Positive thinking attracts good events, while negative thinking inevitably leads to financial, social and moral decline. In two sentences, I fully revealed the essence of the book "The Secret".

In my opinion, the pseudo-scientific opus of Rhonda Byrne and her colleagues on the monetization of empty promises is not worth a damn. However, millions of readers disagree with me.

12. The Cabin, William Paul Young

2007
21 million copies

What are the feelings of a father whose child is allegedly the victim of a maniac? Is he capable of believing in God? Can an inconsolable parent find happiness again? William Young will try to answer these questions.

The outing into the forest turned around tragic events. Mac has lost his little daughter. A search team in an abandoned hut found indisputable evidence of the baby's death. 4 years have passed, and the family of the protagonist has not been able to relieve grief. Suddenly, Mac receives a letter from the Lord himself, in which the Father urges the man to return to the scene.

11 The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins

2008
23 million copies

For many years now, teenage literature has been removing fat tops of popularity. And the age limits target audience are continuously expanding. For example, the Hunger Games trilogy was originally intended for kids aged 14 to 18. Today, the name Katniss Everdeen is known to both old and young.

The author was inspired to create a novel by a combination of seemingly disparate plots. Let's start with the fact that Susan Collins was fond of ancient Greek myths and was indignant at the cruelty of the inhabitants of Athens, who sent their children to the Minotaur to be torn to pieces. Her father, a former military man, introduced his daughter to the history of battles and talked a lot about gladiator fights. All this resulted in a bestseller, sold with a total circulation of 23 million copies.

Modern Russian writers continue to create their excellent works in this century. They work in various genres, each of them has an individual and unique style. Some are familiar to many dedicated readers from their writings. Some surnames are on everyone's lips, as they are extremely popular and promoted. However, there are also such modern Russian writers that you will learn about for the first time. But this does not mean at all that their creations are worse. The fact is that in order to highlight true masterpieces, one must pass a certain amount of time.

Modern Russian writers of the 21st century. List

Poets, playwrights, prose writers, science fiction writers, publicists, etc. continue to work fruitfully in this century and add to the works of great Russian literature. This:

• Alexander Bushkov.
• Alexander Zholkovsky.
• Alexandra Marinina.
• Alexander Olshansky.
• Alex Orlov.
• Alexander Rosenbaum.
• Alexander Rudazov.
• Alexey Kalugin.
• Alina Vitukhnovskaya.
• Anna and Sergei Litvinov.
• Anatoly Salutsky.
• Andrey Dashkov.
• Andrey Kivinov.
• Andrey Plekhanov.
• Boris Akunin.
• Boris Karlov.
• Boris Strugatsky.
• Valery Ganichev.
• Vasilina Orlova.
• Vera Vorontsova.
• Vera Ivanova.
• Viktor Pelevin.
• Vladimir Vishnevsky.
• Vladimir Voinovich.
• Vladimir Gandelsman.
• Vladimir Karpov.
• Vladislav Krapivin.
• Vyacheslav Rybakov.
• Vladimir Sorokin.
• Darya Dontsova.
• Dina Rubina.
• Dmitry Emets.
• Dmitry Suslin.
• Igor Volgin.
• Igor Huberman.
• Igor Lapin.
• Leonid Kaganov.
• Leonid Kostomarov.
• Love Zakharchenko.
• Maria Arbatova.
• Maria Semyonova.
• Michael Weller.
• Mikhail Zhvanetsky.
• Mikhail Zadornov.
• Mikhail Kukulevich.
• Mikhail Makovetsky.
• Nick Perumov.
• Nicholas Romanetsky.
• Nikolay Romanov.
• Oksana Robsky.
• Oleg Mityaev.
• Oleg Pavlov.
• Olga Stepnova.
• Sergei Mohammed.
• Tatiana Stepanova.
• Tatiana Ustinova.
• Edward Radzinsky.
• Edward Uspensky.
• Yuri Mineralov.
• Yunna Moritz.
• Yulia Shilova.

Moscow writers

Modern writers (Russians) never cease to amaze with their interesting works. Separately, it is necessary to single out the writers of Moscow and the Moscow region, who are members of various unions.

Their writing is excellent. Only a certain time must pass in order to highlight real masterpieces. After all, time is the most severe critic, which cannot be bribed by anything.

Let's highlight the most popular.

Poets: Avelina Abareli, Petr Akaemov, Evgeny Antoshkin, Vladimir Boyarinov, Evgenia Bragantseva, Anatoly Vetrov, Andrei Voznesensky, Alexander Zhukov, Olga Zhuravleva, Igor Irteniev, Rimma Kazakova, Elena Kanunova, Konstantin Koledin, Evgeny Medvedev, Mikhail Mikhalkov, Grigory Osipov and a lot others.

Playwrights: Maria Arbatova, Elena Isaeva and others.

Prose writers: Eduard Alekseev, Igor Bludilin, Evgeny Buzni, Genrikh Gatsura, Andrey Dubovoy, Yegor Ivanov, Eduard Klygul, Yuri Konoplyannikov, Vladimir Krupin, Irina Lobko-Lobanovskaya and others.

Satirists: Zadornov.

Modern Russian writers of Moscow and the Moscow region have created: wonderful works for children, a large number of poetry, prose, fables, detective stories, fiction, humorous stories and much more.

First among the best

Tatyana Ustinova, Daria Dontsova, Yulia Shilova are modern writers (Russians), whose works are loved and read with great pleasure.

T. Ustinova was born on April 21, 1968. Treats his own with humor high growth. She told that in kindergarten she was teased "Herculesina". There were certain difficulties in connection with this at school and institute. Mom read a lot in childhood, which instilled in Tatyana a love for literature. It was very difficult for her at the institute, since physics was very difficult. But I managed to finish my studies, my future husband helped. I got on television quite by accident. Got a job as a secretary. But after seven months went up career ladder. Tatyana Ustinova was a translator, worked in the presidential administration Russian Federation. After the change of power, she returned to television. However, this job was also fired. After that, she wrote her first novel, Personal Angel, which was immediately published. They returned to work. Things went up. She gave birth to two sons.

Prominent satirists

Everyone is very familiar with Mikhail Zhvanetsky and Mikhail Zadornov - modern Russian writers, masters humorous genre. Their works are very interesting and funny. The performances of comedians are always expected, tickets for their concerts are sold out immediately. Each of them has its own image. The witty Mikhail Zhvanetsky always takes the stage with a briefcase. The public loves him very much. His jokes are often quoted as being insanely funny. In the theater of Arkady Raikin, Zhvanetsky began big success. Everyone said: "as Raikin said." But their union eventually fell apart. The performer and the author, the artist and the writer had different tracks. Zhvanetsky brought with him to society a new literary genre, which at first was mistaken for an ancient one. Some are surprised why "a man without a voice and an actor's presentation enters the stage"? However, not everyone understands that in this way the writer publishes his works, and not just performs his miniatures. And in this sense, variety art as a genre has nothing to do with it. Zhvanetsky, despite the misunderstanding on the part of some people, remains great writer of his era.

Bestsellers

Below are Russian writers. Three most interesting historical adventure stories are included in Boris Akunin's book "History of the Russian State. Fiery Finger". This amazing book that will please every reader. Exciting plot, bright heroes, incredible adventure. All this is perceived in one breath. "Love for Three Zuckerbrins" by Viktor Pelevin makes you think about the world and human life. At the forefront, he puts questions that concern many people who are able and eager to think and think. His interpretation of being corresponds to the spirit of modernity. Here the myth and tricks of creatives, reality and virtuality are closely intertwined. Pavel Sanaev's book Bury Me Behind the Baseboard was nominated for the Booker Prize. She made a real sensation in the book market. This magnificent edition occupies a place of honor in modern Russian literature. This is a true masterpiece modern prose. Easy to read and interesting. Some chapters are filled with humor, while others move to tears.

Best Novels

Modern novels by Russian writers captivate with a new and amazing plot, make you empathize with the main characters. IN historical novel"Abode" by Zakhar Prilepin touches upon an important and at the same time sore subject of the Solovetsky special purpose camps. In the writer's book, that complex and heavy atmosphere is deeply felt. Whom she did not kill, she made stronger. The author created his novel on the basis of archival documentation. He skillfully inserts monstrous historical facts into the artistic context of the essay. Many works of modern Russian writers are worthy examples, excellent creations. Such is the novel "Darkness Falls on the Old Steps" by Alexander Chudakov. It was recognized as the best Russian novel by the jury members of the Russian Booker competition. Many readers have decided that this essay is autobiographical. The thoughts and feelings of the characters are so authentic. However, this is an image of true Russia in difficult period time. The book combines humor and incredible sadness, lyrical episodes smoothly flow into epic ones.

Conclusion

Modern Russian writers of the 21st century are another page in the history of Russian literature.

Daria Dontsova, Tatyana Ustinova, Yulia Shilova, Boris Akunin, Viktor Pelevin, Pavel Sanaev, Alexander Chudakov and many others won the hearts of readers all over the country with their works. Their novels and stories have already become real bestsellers.