WRITER

Andrei Voznesensky

1933 - 2010

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Andrei Andreyevich Voznesensky (Russian: Андрей Андреевич Вознесенский, 12 May 1933 – 1 June 2010) was a Soviet and Russian poet and writer who had been referred to by Robert Lowell as "one of the greatest living poets in any language." He was one of the "Children of the '60s," a new wave of iconic Russian intellectuals led by the Khrushchev Thaw. Voznesensky was considered "one of the most daring writers of the Soviet era" but his style often led to regular criticism from his contemporaries and he was once threatened with expulsion by Nikita Khrushchev. He performed poetry readings in front of sold-out stadiums around the world, and was much admired for his skilled delivery. Some of his poetry was translated into English by W. H. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andrei Voznesensky has received more than 118,530 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Andrei Voznesensky is the 2,336th most popular writer (down from 2,249th in 2019), the 847th most popular biography from Russia (down from 821st in 2019) and the 103rd most popular Russian Writer.

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  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.13

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  • 5.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Andrei Voznesensky ranks 2,336 out of 7,302. Before him are Albert Cossery, Kingsley Amis, Mary Baker Eddy, Elizabeth von Arnim, Niccolò de' Niccoli, and Frederic W. H. Myers. After him are Tullia d'Aragona, Terence McKenna, Kathy Reichs, William Peter Blatty, Nennius, and Terry Eagleton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Andrei Voznesensky ranks 156. Before him are Heather Armitage, Edward Bunker, Michael Dukakis, Kerstin Ekman, John Aniston, and Geraldo Majella Agnelo. After him are Diane Cilento, Ludovico Scarfiotti, Nicola Pietrangeli, Gregory III Laham, Asha Bhosle, and Michel Sabbah. Among people deceased in 2010, Andrei Voznesensky ranks 105. Before him are Philippa Foot, Orlando Peçanha, Erich Segal, Guido de Marco, Nasr Abu Zayd, and Howard Zinn. After him are Robert Culp, Raimon Panikkar, Georges Wilson, Vladimir Ilyushin, Theo Albrecht, and Rasim Delić.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Andrei Voznesensky ranks 847 out of 3,761. Before him are Ivan Yefimovich Petrov (1896), Otto Hesse (1811), Sergei Nilus (1862), Leah Goldberg (1911), Julia Lermontova (1847), and Veruschka von Lehndorff (1939). After him are Irina Miroshnichenko (1942), Oleg Tabakov (1935), Yakov Sinai (1935), Vladimir Kokovtsov (1853), Lidia Ruslanova (1900), and Yekaterina Budanova (1916).

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Among WRITERS In Russia

Among writers born in Russia, Andrei Voznesensky ranks 103. Before him are Arkady Gaidar (1904), Ğabdulla Tuqay (1886), Konstantin Balmont (1867), Andrey Kurkov (1961), Sergei Nilus (1862), and Leah Goldberg (1911). After him are Aino Kallas (1878), Kristijonas Donelaitis (1714), Nikolay Kostomarov (1817), Noor Inayat Khan (1914), Andrey Kurbsky (1528), and Sergey Aksakov (1791).

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