The Muscovite’s work is arriving in English this year in three books of remarkable memoir, poems and essays that, she explains, reach for ‘the truth of the past’ Years ago, Maria Stepanova visited the ...
The Russian poet’s eloquent writing is caught between a pursuit of the past and the meaninglessness of memorialising Translated poetry seldom finds its way into this column. It is too high risk: there ...
This week, guest host Marc Filippino discusses the FT's war coverage in Ukraine with our Editor, Roula Khalaf. How does a news organisation make decisions during wartime? Then Marc talks with Maria ...
It’s a rare thing that a Russian book is shortlisted for the International Booker Prize. So what’s so special about this novel? There were only two times before that a Russian writer was nominated for ...
Among the most acclaimed contemporary Russian-language writers, Maria Stepanova has won the Leipzig Book Prize for European Understanding — but not without controversy. Maria Stepanova, a powerful ...
When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. The Russian poet and journalist Maria Stepanova’s Aunt Galya died at 80, surrounded by “layered ...
This week, guest host Marc Filippino discusses the FT's war coverage in Ukraine with our Editor, Roula Khalaf. How does a news organisation make decisions during wartime? Then Marc talks with Maria ...