Writing
in English
- Newsweek Op-ed about book bans in Russia
- Newsweek Op-ed about the death of Navalny
- The Evergreen Review Essay about Sorokin and why Russian literature isn't more interesting
- The Independent Essay about living under Putin's regime
- The Rumpus Q&A with writer Beth Morgan
- Punctured Lines Interview with poet and writer Maria Stepanova
- The Rumpus Q&A with writer Megan Cummins
- Punctured Lines Interview with author Anna Starobinets
- Meduza Soviet-born writers who made it big in the U.S.
- Catapult Interview with writer Lynn Steger Strong
- The Rumpus Interview with author Ivy Pochoda
- The Rumpus Interview with writer Lara Vapnyar
- Punctured Lines Interview with writer Tatsiana Zamirovskaya
in Russian
Disclaimer: Since Russia's invasion into Ukraine, a lot of independent Russian publications have closed. For this reason, some of the links on this page may not be working.
- Meduza A report from Brighton Beach
- Meduza Podcast about Brighton Beach
- Unost Short Story "Kirill"
- INACHE Short Story "Solyony Ogurets"
- Meduza The Story of Russian Samovar
- Snob Essay on trying to find an apartment in NYC
- Russian Pioneer Essay about premonition
- Storyport Essay about the aughts
- Papawillcall On becoming a writer
- Snob Feature on the Truman Capote Trust
- Meduza Soviet-born writers who made it big in the U.S.
- Batenka, you're a transformer New York City during the pandemic
- Batenka, you're a transformer Profile of artist Noah Kalina
- The Blueprint Rem Koolhaas at Guggenheim
- Afisha Interview with poet Bakhyt Kenjeev
- Afisha Interview with publisher Matvei Yankelevich
- Afisha Interview with writer Natalya Chervinskaya
- Afisha Interview with Nina Khruscheva
- Afisha Interview with writer Alex Stessin
- Afisha Interview with lawyer Yekaterina Tyagai
- Afisha Interview with author Julia Phillips
- Vogue Interview with singer Charlotte Gainsbourg
- Vogue Profile of designer Dapper Dan
- Vogue Interview with artist Alexandre Kosolapov
- Vogue Profile of artist Cai Guo-Qiang
- Vogue Interview with designer Tommy Hilfiger
- Glamour Traveling in Thailand
- ОК! Interview with Helen Mirren
- Afisha World Seattle — the northern capital
- Ptyuch fiction: "Sun" part 1
- Ptyuch fiction: "Sun" part 2
- Ptyuch fiction: "Atheists' Club"