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# The Russian Ministry of Labour Has Approved a Professional Standard for “Writer”, to Take Effect on 1 September 2026
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/mintrud-rf-utverdil-professionalnyi-standart-pisatel-kotoryi-vstupit-v-silu-s-1-sentiabria-2026-goda/
- Published: 2025-12-17T13:28:03.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:27:40.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Books, Observations, Education, Society, Humour

One of its provisions states that **a writer is a person with a higher education**.

**No, Maxim Gorky did not have a higher education**. He tried to enter Kazan University, but failed.

**Joseph Brodsky formally completed only 7 years of school**, left and went to work at a factory as an apprentice milling-machine operator.

**Ivan Bunin left the gymnasium at the age of 15** and was taught by his elder brother.

But that is different