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Wladimir Kaminer

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Wladimir Wiktorowitsch Kaminer (Russian: Владимир Викторович Каминер, romanized: Vladímir Víktorovich Kamíner; born 19 July 1967 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian-German writer and columnist. He writes his texts not in his native language, but in German. His collection of stories Russendisko, whose first publication marks its 25th anniversary in 2025, made him one of the most popular authors in Germany. Militärmusik (Military Music) and other works also made him known outside of Germany. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Wladimir Kaminer is the 6,833rd most popular writer (down from 6,674th in 2024), the 2,750th most popular biography from Russia (down from 2,685th in 2019) and the 291st most popular Russian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Wladimir Kaminer ranks 6,833 out of 7,302. Before him are Tom Kapinos, Jean-Baptiste Andrea, Marius von Mayenburg, Carol Ann Duffy, Stephen Chbosky, and John Crowe Ransom. After him are William Safire, Louis MacNeice, Lawrence Wright, Peter Morgan, Richard Flanagan, and Éliette Abécassis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Wladimir Kaminer ranks 613. Before him are Tohir Yoʻldosh, Konstantin Kozeyev, Andrea Jürgens, Amar Osim, Maya Harris, and Gustavo Matosas. After him are Tim Schafer, Lionel Plumenail, Ivaylo Andonov, Güler Duman, Andreas Umland, and Tomasz Tomiak.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Wladimir Kaminer ranks 2,750 out of 3,761. Before him are Konstantin Kozeyev (1967), Yelena Serova (1976), Igor Trandenkov (1966), Irina Kalinina (1959), Alexei Nemov (1976), and Aleksandr Ivanov (1951). After him are Svetlana Boyko (1972), Sergei Bazarevich (1965), Kamila Valieva (2006), MakSim (1983), Victor Shenderovich (1958), and Yulia Lipnitskaya (1998).

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Among WRITERS In Russia

Among writers born in Russia, Wladimir Kaminer ranks 291. Before him are Dmitry Bykov (1967), Olga Slavnikova (1957), Andrey Malakhov (1972), Rubén Gallego (1968), Elena Chizhova (1957), and Arkady Babchenko (1977). After him are Victor Shenderovich (1958), Guzel Yakhina (1977), Nadezhda Tolokonnikova (1989), Elena Milashina (1978), Maria Stepanova (1972), and Ilze Liepa (1963).

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