The Union of Writers of Russia (Russian: Союз писателей России, romanized: Soyuz pisatelei Rossii) is a creative union of professional writers in Russia.
It is the successor of the Union of RSFSR Writers, which was founded in 1958.
The main tasks of the Union are: The post of chairman of the Union of Writers of Russia has been held by: The secretary of the board of directors is Vasily Nikolaevich Popov.
Gennady Rakitin was a hoax created by anti-war Russians who composed various Nazi-inspired verses praising Vladimir Putin and the war against Ukraine.
In June 2024, one of Rakitin's poems won a prize at an All-Russian Patriotic Poetry Competition held by the Union of Writers of Russia Kaluga branch.