but also met with severe criticism from professional philosophers. Veller has lectured on modern Russian prose in the universities of Milan, Jerusalem and Copenhagen. In his free time, Veller lives in Moscow but continues to work in Tallinn. His hobbies include target shooting. English translations The Guru References Veller's biography Notes 1948 births Living people People from Kamianets-Podilskyi Russian male novelists Russian philosophers Russian Jews Jewish Russian writers Russians in Estonia Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class