Writing

in English

• LA Review of Books War, Perpetuated: On Sasha Vasilyuk’s "Your Presence Is Mandatory"
• 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"