Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837) - the great Russian poet and writer, author of Eugene Onegin and The Queen of Spades, founder of Russian literature of the 19th century.
Ivan Turgenev (1818-1883) - Russian writer, author of "Fathers and Sons" and "Noble Nest," famous for his images and stood at the junction of realism and romanticism.
Maxim Gorky (1868-1936) - Russian writer and playwright, author of "Children of the Sun" and "At the Bottom," known for his social criticism and patriotism.
Sergei Yesenin (1895-1925) - Russian poet, author of poems about nature and the Russian countryside, one of the representatives of symbolism and archaism.
Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) was an American author of "Farewell to Arms" and "The Old Man and the Sea," known for his style and influence on American literature.