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Alexander Volkov

1891 - 1977

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Alexander Melentyevich Volkov (Russian: Александр Мелентьевич Волков [ɐlʲɪkˈsandr mʲɪˈlʲenʲtʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈvolkəf]; 14 June 1891 – 3 July 1977) was a Soviet novelist, playwright, university lecturer. He was an author of novels, short stories, plays and poems for children, mostly remembered for the Magic Land series of books, based on L. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexander Volkov has received more than 58,961 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Volkov is the 3,876th most popular writer, the 47th most popular biography from Kazakhstan and the 6th most popular Kazakhstani Writer.

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  • 59k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Alexander Volkov ranks 3,876 out of 5,755. Before him are David Allen, Francis Beaumont, Matilde Serao, Hafez Ibrahim, Halina Konopacka, and Margit Kaffka. After him are Simon Vestdijk, Dušan Kovačević, Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom, Lajos Bíró, Max Lange, and Nathanael West.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, Alexander Volkov ranks 166. Before him are Sam Jaffe, George Marshall, Dmitry Furmanov, Charles Journet, Vladimir Albitsky, and Emil Julius Gumbel. After him are Françoise Rosay, Mariano Ospina Pérez, Mae Busch, Alfred Sturtevant, Julius Saaristo, and Raymond Bernard. Among people deceased in 1977, Alexander Volkov ranks 148. Before him are Ilia Vekua, Vladimir Tributs, Martí Ventolrà, Leila Hyams, Rózsa Péter, and Pascual Pérez. After him are Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira, Ethel Waters, Nicolae Kovács, Peter Carl Goldmark, Edward Van Dijck, and Alexander Galich.

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In Kazakhstan

Among people born in Kazakhstan, Alexander Volkov ranks 47 out of 154. Before him are Karim Massimov (1965), Timur Bekmambetov (1961), Shaken Aimanov (1914), Kulyash Baiseitova (1912), Akhmed Zakayev (1959), and Alexander Vinokourov (1973). After him are Dimash Kudaibergen (1994), Sergei Lukyanenko (1968), Oleg Bryjak (1960), Vladimir Smirnov (1964), Aleksandr Viktorenko (1947), and Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov (1951).

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Among WRITERS In Kazakhstan

Among writers born in Kazakhstan, Alexander Volkov ranks 6. Before him are Ahmad Yasawi (1103), Abai Qunanbaiuly (1845), Ybyrai Altynsarin (1841), Mukaghali Makatayev (1931), and Saken Seifullin (1894). After him are Sergei Lukyanenko (1968) and Alexander Kazantsev (1906).

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