Dmitry Bykov
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Dmitry Bykov | |
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Dmitry Bykov in 2013 | |
Born |
Dmitry Lvovich Zilbeltrud December 20, 1967 |
Occupation | Poet, journalist |
Alma mater | Moscow State University |
Genre | Belles-lettres, documentary prose |
Dmitry Lvovich Bykov (Russian: ДмиÌтрий ЛьвоÌвич БыÌков; IPA: [ˈdʲmʲitrʲɪj ˈlʲvovʲɪtÉ• ˈbɨkÉ™f]; born 20 December 1967) is a Russian writer, poet and journalist.[1] He is also known as biographer of Boris Pasternak, Bulat Okudzhava and Maxim Gorky.
Being one of the most prolific modern Russian writers, in recent years he has gained additional recognition for his biography of Boris Pasternak, published in 2005. The biography earned Bykov the 2006 National Bestseller (Russian: Ðациональный беÑÑ‚Ñеллер) and Great Book (Russian: Ð‘Ð¾Ð»ÑŒÑˆÐ°Ñ ÐšÐ½Ð¸Ð³Ð°) awards. He later wrote biographies of Maxim Gorky and Bulat Okudzhava.
Bykov graduated from the Faculty of Journalism of the Moscow State University. As a journalist and critic, Bykov has been writing for the magazine Ogoniok since 1993.[1] He has also periodically hosted a show on the radio station Echo of Moscow, running at least until early 2008.[2] Earlier, he was one of the hosts of an influential TV show Vremechko.
In 2008 a documentary called Virginity (Russian: ДевÑтвенноÑÑ‚ÑŒ) was released in which Bykov was a co-writer.
In 2009, Bykov was named assistant editor-in-chief of the weekly magazine Profile.[3] He is also the editor-in-chief of the monthly literature-focused magazine What to read ("Что читать").
Together with actor Mikhail Yefremov, he created project "Citizen Poet" (a pun on Nikolai Nekrasov's poem "Poet and Citizen"). Yefremov reads poems, written by Bykov, which are usually satirical comments on the contemporary Russian society, politics and culture. Each poems parodies the style of a famous poet of the past, e.g. Pushkin, Nekrasov, Kipling, among others. It was originally broadcast on Dozhd TV channel, but the project was closed because the poems were too critical towards Russian government. Currently, the show is hosted in audio format by Echo of Moscow radio station.
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Bibliography
Prose fiction
- Justification («Оправдание», 2001)
- Orthography («ОрфографиÑ», 2003)
- In the World of Animals: A Children's Book for Adults, An Adults' Book for Children, with Irina Luk'ianova («В мире животиков. ДетÑÐºÐ°Ñ ÐºÐ½Ð¸Ð³Ð° Ð´Ð»Ñ Ð²Ð·Ñ€Ð¾Ñлых, взроÑÐ»Ð°Ñ ÐºÐ½Ð¸Ð³Ð° Ð´Ð»Ñ Ð´ÐµÑ‚ÐµÐ¹Â», 2005)
- How Putin Became President of the USA: New Russian Fairy Tales («Как Путин Ñтал президентом СШÐ: новые руÑÑкие Ñказки», 2005)
- Truth, with Maksim Chertanov («Правда», 2005)
- Removal Service («Ðвакуатор», 2005)
- ZhD («ЖД», 2006)
- ZhD Sort Stories («ЖД-раÑÑказы», 2007)
- Listed out («СпиÑанные», 2008)
- Ostromov, or The Magician's Apprentice («ОÑтромов, или Ученик чародеÑ», 2010)
- Farewell to the Cuckoo («Прощай, кукушка», 2011)
- Male Carriage («МужÑкой вагон», 2012)
- X («ИкÑ», 2012)
- The Signals, with Valeria Zharova («Сигналы», 2013)
- The Block: A Walktrough («Квартал: прохождение», 2014)
Biographies
- Boris Pasternak (Â«Ð‘Ð¾Ñ€Ð¸Ñ ÐŸÐ°Ñтернак», 2005)
- Was Gorky real? («Был ли Горький?», 2008)
- Bulat Okudzhava («Булат Окуджава», 2009)
Books of essays
- The Debauchery of Work («Блуд труда», 2003)
- Chronicles of Immediate War («Хроники ближайшей войны», 2005)
- In Place of Life («ВмеÑто жизни», 2006)
- In a Void («Ðа пуÑтом меÑте», 2008)
- Thinking the World («Думание мира», 2009)
- And Practically Everybody («И вÑе-вÑе-вÑе», 2009, 2011)
- The Calendar. Speaking of Essential Things («Календарь. Разговоры о главном», 2010)
- The Calendar 2. Debating the Undebatable («Календарь-2. Споры о беÑÑпорном», 2012)
- The Secret Russian Calendar. Most important dates(«Тайный руÑÑкий календарь. Главные даты», 2012)
- The Short Course of Soviet Literature («СоветÑÐºÐ°Ñ Ð»Ð¸Ñ‚ÐµÑ€Ð°Ñ‚ÑƒÑ€Ð°. Краткий курÑ», 2012). later republished as The Advanced Course of Soviet Literature («СоветÑÐºÐ°Ñ Ð»Ð¸Ñ‚ÐµÑ€Ð°Ñ‚ÑƒÑ€Ð°. РаÑширенный курÑ»)
Poetry
- Declaration of Independence (Â«Ð”ÐµÐºÐ»Ð°Ñ€Ð°Ñ†Ð¸Ñ Ð½ÐµÐ·Ð°Ð²Ð¸ÑимоÑти», 1992)
- A Letter to a Young Man («ПоÑлание к юноше», 1994)
- Military Coup («Военный переворот», 1996)
- Reprieve («ОтÑрочка», 2000)
- The Recruit («Призывник», 2003)
- Chain Letters («ПиÑьма ÑчаÑтьѻ, 2006)
- Last Time («ПоÑледнее времÑ», 2007)
- The Report («Отчет», 2010)
- New Chain Letters («Ðовые пиÑьма ÑчаÑтьѻ, 2010)
- Actually («Ðа Ñамом деле», 2011)
- New and Newest Chain Letters («Ðовые и новейшие пиÑьма ÑчаÑтьѻ, 2012)
- Bliss («БлаженÑтво», 2014)
Drama
- The Bear («Медведь», 201O)
References
- 1 2 "Bykov author profile" (in Russian). Ogoniok. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
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- ↑ RIA Novosti. "Леонтьев оÑтаетÑÑ Ð³Ð»Ð°Ð²Ñ€ÐµÐ´Ð¾Ð¼ "ПрофилÑ", его замом Ñтанет Дмитрий Быков" January 21, 2009.
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