On 22 January 2018, Elena Kostioukovitch was interviewed by Olga Uvarova for the Russian website “Papmambuk”. In this conversation, she focused on the topic of translation, of children’s books in particular. >>

On 26 August 2024, the founder of the popular messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, was arrested in Paris. In an interview with Daniele Erler, Elena Kostioukivitch shares her opinion about the controversial businessman and the benefits and drawbacks of social media. >>

On Wednesday 29 May 2024 at 17:30, Elena Kostioukovitch will feature at a book presentation by professor Pietro Giuseppe Frè. Elena Kostioukovitch – along with Tatiana Yankelevich (daughter of former Soviet dissident, Andrey Sakharov) will dialogue with the author. >>

On Tuesday 28 May 2024 at 18:00, Elena Kostioukovitch will moderate a conference with Tatiana Yankelevich (daughter of the former Soviet dissident, Andrey Sakharov) in Milan. >>

On Friday 24 May 2024 at 18:00, Elena Kostioukovitch took part in a book presentation in Brescia (Sala Bevilacqua, via Pace 10) with Tatiana Yankelevich. At the presentation of new books about Aleksey Navalny and Andrey Sakharov – featuring Sakharov’s daughter Tatiana Yankelevich – Elena Kostioukovitch gave the closing speech. >>

On 12 March 2024, Elena Kostioukovitch held an interview for Radio Liberty with Ivan Tolstoy and Igor Pomerantsev. Click to hear the interview and read the transcript! >>

On 21 February 2024, Elena Kostioukovitch translated an article about the brutal imprisonment of the Russian critic and politcal dissident Vladimir Kara Murza. The article is originally written by Tatiana Yankelevich. >>

On 17 February 2024, Elena Kostioukovitch wrote an article for La Stampa about the extreme forms of censorship writers have to face in present-day Russia. >>

On 27 November 2023, an interview with Elena Kostioukovitch about Italian cuisine was published on the Polish website “Dziennik Swiat” (author: Radek Szwankowski). >>

On Wednesday 17 January 2024 at 18:00, Elena Kostioukovitch will be appearing at Listone Giordano Arena (via Santa Cecilia 6) in Milan. She will be a guest of the presentation of a book by Pietro Giuseppe Frè about Russian history. Elena will discuss with the author, along with the Professor of Università Statale, Giulia Lami. >>

On 5 January 2024 at 15:30, Elena Kostioukovitch took part in the TV programme “La biblioteca dei sentimenti”, hosted by Maurizio de Giovanni and Greta Mauro, talking about the implications of Patriotism in the current political landscape. >>

On 2 December 2023 at 17:30 at Building Gallery (Via Monte di Pietà, 23) in Milan, Elena Kostioukovitch will be a guest at the presentation of art critic Demetrio Paparoni’s new book “How do politics influence art” (Ponte Alle Grazie, 2023). >>

Elena Kostioukovitch took part in the “Returning of the Names” political action, dedicated to the memory of the victims of political repression in the Soviet Union. >>