Leonid Georgievsky, (earlier Elena Nikolayevna Georgievskaya ( Russian: Елена Николаевна Георгиевская) ); b. June 9, 1980 in Yaroslavl Oblast, USSR) [1] [2] is a Russian author and political[ citation needed] activist. Georgievsky is a transgender person and uses "he" pronoun. [3] [4]
He graduated from the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute in 2006. [1] He also studied at the Herzen University (1999–2000) and at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Saint Petersburg State University (2000–2001). [1] [2] [5] He is a member of the Union of Russian Writers (since 2012). [6]
He was longlisted for the Debut Prize (2006, [7] 2013, 2015 [8]). [1] He is a recipient of a Khavinson Grant (2006). [9] [10] He is a recipient of the 2010 Fellowship of the Ministry of Culture. [11] He lives in Kaliningrad and Moscow. [1]
He is the author of books including «Вода и ветер» (Вагриус, 2009, ISBN 978-5-9697-0769-6), «Хаим Мендл» (Franc-tireur USA, 2011), «Книга 0» (Franc-tireur USA, 2012), «Сталелитейные осы» (Вивернариум, 2017, ISBN 5446514696, ISBN 9785446514694). [1] Olga Slavnikova praised his early novel «Место для шага вперёд». [12]
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Leonid Georgievsky, (earlier Elena Nikolayevna Georgievskaya ( Russian: Елена Николаевна Георгиевская) ); b. June 9, 1980 in Yaroslavl Oblast, USSR) [1] [2] is a Russian author and political[ citation needed] activist. Georgievsky is a transgender person and uses "he" pronoun. [3] [4]
He graduated from the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute in 2006. [1] He also studied at the Herzen University (1999–2000) and at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Saint Petersburg State University (2000–2001). [1] [2] [5] He is a member of the Union of Russian Writers (since 2012). [6]
He was longlisted for the Debut Prize (2006, [7] 2013, 2015 [8]). [1] He is a recipient of a Khavinson Grant (2006). [9] [10] He is a recipient of the 2010 Fellowship of the Ministry of Culture. [11] He lives in Kaliningrad and Moscow. [1]
He is the author of books including «Вода и ветер» (Вагриус, 2009, ISBN 978-5-9697-0769-6), «Хаим Мендл» (Franc-tireur USA, 2011), «Книга 0» (Franc-tireur USA, 2012), «Сталелитейные осы» (Вивернариум, 2017, ISBN 5446514696, ISBN 9785446514694). [1] Olga Slavnikova praised his early novel «Место для шага вперёд». [12]
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