The Soviet Union rightfully had a reputation as the most reading country in the world. Therefore, writers, especially famous, popular ones, were highly respected. Their books were published in large editions. And what are the most famous writers these days?
Most Popular Science Fiction Writers
After the collapse of the USSR, its successor Russia went through several very difficult years, which led to a host of negative consequences, including the devaluation of writing and a sharp change in the taste of many readers. Low-quality detectives, teary-sentimental novels, etc. have become popular.
Until relatively recently, science fiction was very popular. Now, some readers prefer the fantasy genre, where the plot of the works is based on fabulous, mythological motives. In Russia, the most famous writers working in this genre are S. V. Lukyanenko (most of all his fans are attracted by a series of novels about the so-called "patrols" - "Night Watch", "Day Watch", "Twilight Watch", etc.), V. V. Kamsha (cycles of novels "The Chronicles of Artia", "Reflections of Eterna") and other works). N. D. Perumov (pseudonym - Nick Perumov), author of the epic "Ring of Darkness" and many other works. Although after the economic crisis of 1998, Nick Perumov moved with his family to the United States.
The most famous Russian detective writers
The cycle of novels about the amateur detective Erast Fandorin, created by the writer G. Sh. Chkhartishvili (creative pseudonym - Boris Akunin). For the first time Fandorin appears in the novel "Azazel" as a very young man, a minor official, who, thanks to the will of fate and his brilliant abilities, attacks the trail of a powerful conspiratorial organization. Subsequently, the hero steadily rises in rank and takes part in the investigation of more and more complex cases that threaten the very existence of the Russian Empire.
The genre of so-called ironic detectives has a huge readership, the main characters of which fall into the most ridiculous, tragicomic circumstances and unravel crimes (often without wishing it). In this genre, the undisputed leader is the writer A. A. Dontsova (pseudonym - Daria Dontsova), who created several hundred works. Although critics almost unanimously believe that quantity has gone to the detriment of quality, and that most of these books cannot be called literature, Dontsova's work has many fans. There are many other popular writers in this genre, for example, Tatyana Ustinova.
Zakhar Prilepin, Alexander Bushkov, Viktor Pelevin and others can also be referred to the number of well-known and popular authors working in various genres.
