Andrey Nitchenko grew up in Inta (Komi Republic, USSR). He finished the Philological faculty of the Syktyvkar University, then he studied as a postgraduate in Yaroslavl. His poetical works were published in the most authoritative poetical periodicals of Russia, such as "Arion", "Novy Mir", "Literaturnaya Gazeta" etc.
Nitchenko is winner of many prestigious literary awards: Ilya-Premiya [1] (2004), Voloshin Prize [2] (2004), Debut Award [3] (2005), Commonwealth of the Debuts [4] (2008).
Dame Carol Ann Duffy is a British poet and playwright. She is a professor of contemporary poetry at Manchester Metropolitan University, and was appointed Poet Laureate in May 2009, resigning in 2019. She is the first woman, the first Scottish-born poet and the first known LGBT poet to hold the position.
The USSR State Prize was the Soviet Union's state honor. It was established on September 9, 1966. After the breakup of the Soviet Union, the prize was followed up by the State Prize of the Russian Federation.
Oksana Gennadyevna Borodina, known professionally as Oxana Fedorova, is a Russian television presenter, singer, actress, fashion designer, model, and former beauty pageant titleholder. Outside of her career in the entertainment industry, Fedorova is a former police officer.
Olive Marjorie Senior is a Jamaican poet, novelist, short story and non-fiction writer based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was awarded the Musgrave Gold Medal in 2005 by the Institute of Jamaica for her contributions to literature.
Renārs Kaupers is a Latvian pop singer and songwriter.

Dmitry Vladimirovich Kuzmin, is a Russian poet, critic, and publisher.
Claudia Emerson was an American poet. She won the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for her poetry collection Late Wife, and was named the Poet Laureate of Virginia by Governor Tim Kaine in 2008.
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Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature.
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature.
Ilya Kaminsky is a hard-of-hearing, USSR-born, Ukrainian-Russian-Jewish-American poet, critic, translator and professor. He is best known for his poetry collections Dancing in Odessa and Deaf Republic, which have earned him several awards.
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature.
The State Prize of the Russian Federation, officially translated in Russia as Russian Federation National Award, is a state honorary prize established in 1992 as the successor for the USSR State Prize following the breakup of the Soviet Union. In 2004 the rules for selection of laureates and the status of the award were significantly changed making them closer to such awards as the Nobel Prize or the Soviet Lenin Prize.

The Rossica Translation Prize is a biennial award given to an exceptional published translation of a literary work from Russian into English. It is the only prize in the world for Russian to English literary translations.

Andrey Petrovich Kapitsa was a Russian geographer and Antarctic explorer, discoverer of Lake Vostok, the largest subglacial lake in Antarctica. He was a member of the Kapitsa family, a scientific dynasty in Russia.

Ilya Lvovich Oleynikov was a Russian comic actor and television personality, TEFI winner, People's Artist of Russia (2001).
The Debut Prize, is an award for young authors of literary works in the Russian language.
Ilya Silchukov, could also be spelled Ilya Silchukou, is a Belarusian operatic baritone. He debuted his career in Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin at the National Opera and Ballet of Belarus in 2005. Ever since his debut he has shared his appearance at several European opera houses. His academic and vocal achievements had shown his preparedness and the alertness of a true opera singer.
Yelena Yatsura is an independent film producer. She has collaborated with “Slovo”, “Non-Stop Production”, “Bogwood Kino” and “Filmocom” film companies. At the moment she works with “Trikita Entertainment”. Yelena Yatsura had won the Best Producer of the CIS and Baltic Countries award at the Open Film Festival “Kinoshok” in 2003. She is a two-time winner of the “Nika” Russian National Film Award as the Best Fiction Film Producer and the winner of the “Golden Eagle” National Film Award as the Best Fiction Film Producer of 2005.
Andrey Igorevich Kharitonov was a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor, director, screenwriter. He is best known for roles in films The Gadfly, The Star and Death of Joaquin Murieta and The Invisible Man.