Famous in Russia? Here are some famous Russian ones: 1 Ivan Tolstoy-War and Peace, Anna Karenina 2. Lev Tolstoy-Crime and Punishment, Anna Karenina, War and Peace 3. Fyodor Dostoevsky-"Crime and Punishment,""White Night Journey,""The Sacrifice of Suspect X." 4. Chekhov (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikowsky)-Symphony No. 6, Pathetique, Passion 5. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikov-Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet 6. Sergei Sholokhov-The Quiet Don, War and Peace Lev Tolstoy-War and Peace 8 Pushkin (Father of Russian Literature)-"The Tale of Genji","Biography of Famous People","Old Man Gao" 9 Glinka (Goya)-Song of Goya, Vasilyevich, Sin and Punishment 10 Knyaz Ulyanovskhely-How Steel Was Tempered, Eastern Labourers