Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Was a Russian poet and playwright, among the foremost representatives of early-20th century Russian

Was a Russian poet and playwright, among the foremost representatives of early-20th century Russian Futurism.

Was a multilingual Russian-American novelist and short story writer. Nabokov wrote his first nine no

Was a multilingual Russian-American novelist and short story writer. Nabokov wrote his first nine novels in Russian, then rose to international prominence as a master English prose stylist. He also made significant contributions to entomology and had an interest in chess problems. Nabokov's Lolita (1955) is frequently cited as his most important novel, and is his most widely known, exhibiting the love of intricate wordplay and descriptive detail that characterized all his works.

Is a Russian journalist best known in the West for appearing on television to represent and explain

Is a Russian journalist best known in the West for appearing on television to represent and explain the views of the Soviet Union during the Cold War[1]. He was a memorable spokesperson for the Soviets in part because he had grown up in the United States and spoke flawless American English with a New York accent.

Is a Russian and Ukrainian composer.His first composing works were a string quartet, created in 1963

Is a Russian and Ukrainian composer.His first composing works were a string quartet, created in 1963 during his studies in Baku conservatory and a symphony, written in 1965. During his 40-year career as a composer, Shainsky wrote a great number of works for children. He created music and songs for popular cartoons such as Cheburashka, Katerok and Kroshka Enot; for films, including "Breakfast on the Grass", "Aniskin and Fantomas", "Aniskin Again", "School Waltz", "Finist, the Brave Falcon"; for musicals, and even an opera. He wrote many popular songs, like "A Soldier is Walking in the Town", "Russia's Little Corner", "White Birch", "Smile", "Clouds", "A Dog is Lost", "Crocodile Gena's Song".

Is a Chilean-American novelist, playwright, essayist, academic, and human rights activist. A citizen

Is a Chilean-American novelist, playwright, essayist, academic, and human rights activist. A citizen of the United States since 2004, he has been a professor of literature and Latin American Studies at Duke University, in Durham, North Carolina since 1985.

Was an influential Russian poet and literary critic who presided over the Berlin circle of Russian e

Was an influential Russian poet and literary critic who presided over the Berlin circle of Russian emigre litterateurs.

Was a Serbian poet, part of the impressionism movement in European poetry.He introduced irrational a

Was a Serbian poet, part of the impressionism movement in European poetry.He introduced irrational and subconscious images into Serbian lyric poetry. One of his most famous poems is "Perhaps She Sleeps" ("Možda spava"). During his lifetime he worked as a

Is a Russian author of children's books. Vladislav Petrovich Krapivin was born in the city of Tyumen

Is a Russian author of children's books. Vladislav Petrovich Krapivin was born in the city of Tyumen on 14 October 1938. Has a degree in journalism from the Ural State University.

Was one of the most important Bohemian (Czech) writers of the 20th century. He was also active as a

Was one of the most important Bohemian (Czech) writers of the 20th century. He was also active as a film director, playwright and screenwriter.In 1907 Vladislav entered the Royal Gymnasium in Prague Lesser Town, but problems with school routine and pedantry of professors made him leave the next year. Between 1909 and 1910, he attended Royal Gymnasium in a small town of Benešov, ca 30 miles SE of Prague.

Was a Brazilian journalist, university professor and playwright of Yugoslavian origin. He also devel

Was a Brazilian journalist, university professor and playwright of Yugoslavian origin. He also developed a taste for photography, because of his film projects.[1] Although his birth name was Vlado, he adopted the pseudonym of "Vladimir", for considering his real name very exotic for Brazil.[2]was tortured to death by the political police of the military dictatorship, which later forged his suicide. His death had a great impact on the Brazilian society, marking the beginning of the redemocratization process of the country.[1][2] According to journalist Sérgio Gomes, Herzog is a "symbol of the struggle for democracy, freedom, and justice".[3]

Was a Croatian Serb writer and poet. He was born in Knin in 1921, and finished gymnasium in Šibenik

Was a Croatian Serb writer and poet. He was born in Knin in 1921, and finished gymnasium in Šibenik, and went on to study in Belgrade, Prague, and Zagreb. He wrote about Serbian culture and stories from the Knin region and Dalmatian Zagora.

Was a 19th century Serbian poet of finely chiselled verse, son of a Romanticist playwright and poet

Was a 19th century Serbian poet of finely chiselled verse, son of a Romanticist playwright and poet Jovan Ilic.His poetry exemplifies a classic example of modern Serbian language and features the standard Decadent motifs of the epoch: cruel nature (e.g. c

Was a popular Slovak writer of historical non-fiction literature. He also translated from English, G

Was a popular Slovak writer of historical non-fiction literature. He also translated from English, German, French and Latin.After studying law and economics in Bratislava and Prague, Zamarovský moved to Prague and worked in several state offices. From 1956 on he worked only as a writer. His books concentrated on the life of ancient Mediterranean nations. He wrote both in the Slovak and Czech languages. Zamarovský became immensely popular in Czechoslovakia, and his works were also translated abroad.

Is a German composer and violist. Kirchner studied at the Peter Cornelius Conservatory in Mainz from

Is a German composer and violist. Kirchner studied at the Peter Cornelius Conservatory in Mainz from 1956 to 1969 under Günter Kehr and Günter Raphael. Following this he studied with Bernd Alois Zimmermann at the Hochschule für Musik Köln from 1959 to 1963, and then under Tibor Varga at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold from 1964 to 1965, Kirchner played in jazz ensembles in Cologne, and played in several high-level ensembles as a violist, including the hr-Sinfonieorchester in Frankfurt from 1966 to 1988. He moved to Mainz and became a freelance composer in 1989. Invited by Walter Fink, he was the third composer featured in the annual Komponistenporträt of the Rheingau Musik Festival in 1992.

Is a composer of contemporary music. He has been studying harmony, counterpoint, form and orchestrat

Is a composer of contemporary music. He has been studying harmony, counterpoint, form and orchestration since 1993. Since 1995 he has studied composition privately with Franklin Cox (University of Maryland, USA), Bernd Asmus (Freiburg, Germany), Jan Kopp (Stuttgart, Germany) and John Palmer (composer) (University of Hertfordshire, England). In 2001 he started composing his own music. Until now Volker Ignaz Schmidt has composed several solo works for piano, cello, violin, flute, clarinet and trombone, a duo for two double-basses, a string trio, vocal pieces for female voices, songs and several works for chamber ensembles. Schmidt worked with performers like <belcanto> Solisten, New York Miniaturist Ensemble, Franklin Cox and Trio Mondala. His works have been performed in Germany, Mexico, Russia & USA.

Was a very popular Soviet-Ukrainian composer and poet from the Ukrainian SSR. He is the author and c

Was a very popular Soviet-Ukrainian composer and poet from the Ukrainian SSR. He is the author and composer of the widely popular song Chervona Ruta, popularized by Sofia Rotaru in 1971 but later covered by other singers as well. Ivasyuk was born in the c

Was a Ukrainian writer, playwright, political activist and revolutionary, politician, statesman. Vyn

Was a Ukrainian writer, playwright, political activist and revolutionary, politician, statesman. Vynnychenko is recognized in Ukrainian literature as a leading modernist, prerevolutionary writer in Ukraine, who wrote short stories, novels, and plays, but

Was a Finnish author best known for his two-volume novel Alastalon salissa (1933) often considered o

Was a Finnish author best known for his two-volume novel Alastalon salissa (1933) often considered one of the best written in the Finnish language.

Was a playwright and dramatist from the region of Macedonia. His pseudonym is derived from Black Dri

Was a playwright and dramatist from the region of Macedonia. His pseudonym is derived from Black Drin, a river flowing through his home town. The most famous of his works is the play Macedonian Bloody Wedding (Makedonska Karvava Svadba). Chernodrinski rew

Was a playwright and dramatist from the region of Macedonia. His surname is derived from Black Drin,

Was a playwright and dramatist from the region of Macedonia. His surname is derived from Black Drin, a river flowing through his hometown. Some of his works include Makedonska Karvava Svadba (Macedonian Blood Wedding) which was translated into a film, Makedonski Zagovor (Macedonian Word), Makedonsko Vostanie (Macedonian Uprising), Drvari, Zlo za Zlo, Do Koga (Until When) and Buntovnik among others.

Is a Zulu Sangoma and Sanusi from South Africa. He is also the author of several commercially succes

Is a Zulu Sangoma and Sanusi from South Africa. He is also the author of several commercially successful books.He was subsequently raised by his father's brother and was taken to the South Coast of Natal, near the northern bank of the Umkumazi River. He did not attend school until he was 14 years old. In 1935 his father found a building job in the old Transvaal province and the whole family relocated to where he was building. In 1937 he experienced a great shock and trauma when he was seized and sodomized by a gang of mineworkers outside a mine compound. After this he was ill for a long time.

Was a Russian poet and playwright associated with the movement of Russian Symbolism. He was also a p

Was a Russian poet and playwright associated with the movement of Russian Symbolism. He was also a philosopher, translator, and literary critic.

Is a Russian and Soviet composer.Artyomov first studied physics at the Moscow University, then later

Is a Russian and Soviet composer.Artyomov first studied physics at the Moscow University, then later studied music. He graduated from the Moscow Conservatory in 1968 where studied composition with Nikolai Sidelnikov

Was a prominent Malayalam poet.He was born on 11-5-1911,at Thrippunithura. He was also a school teac

Was a prominent Malayalam poet.He was born on 11-5-1911,at Thrippunithura. He was also a school teacher. His poems depict real life and internal conflicts of human beings.