On 10 June 2026 at 21:00, Elena Kostioukovitch presented new book “Translating Umberto Eco in an era of revolutions” in Crema at CremArena, as part of the “I Manifesti di Crema” cultural series. >>

On 8 June 2026 at 18:00, Elena Kostioukovitch presented her new book “Translating Umberto Eco in an era of revolutions” with Damiano Rebecchini at Biblioteca Ostinata in Milan. 20 years after an insightful interview published in 2006 on Russian magazine NLO, Elena and Damiano continued their conversation about Umberto Eco. >>

Not long before Elena’s appearance at Salerno Letteratura, Elena’s interview with Francesca del Vecchio was published on La Stampa. >>

On 29 May 2026 at 18:30, Elena Kostioukovitch featured at a conference in Bologna at Fondazione Zeri, focused on the translation of Umberto Eco’s work, alongside Helena Lozano Miralles, Siri Neergard and Tadahiko Wada. >>

On 20 May 2026, a review of Elena Kostioukovitch’s new book “Translating Umberto Eco in an era of revolutions” was published on the online magazine Adnkronos. >>

On 16 May 2026, an interview with Elena Kostioukovitch by Monica Perosino was published on La Stampa. Elena reflects on Umberto Eco’s contribution to the circulation of foreign literature in the Soviet Union. >>

On 16 May 2026 at 17:15, Elena Kostioukovitch featured in an event in memory of Umberto Eco, “Umberto Eco: Ten Years Without”, part of the Turin International Book Fair (Lingotto Fiere – Padiglione 1 – Sala Granata). On this occasion, Elena Kostioukovitch also presented her upcoming book about her memories of Umberto Eco, called “Tradurre Umberto Eco mentre scoppiano le rivoluzioni” (La Nave di Teseo). >>

The Spanish edition of Elena Kostioukovitch’s book “Kyiv. A fortress over the abyss” (“Kiev. Una fortaleza sobre el abismo”) was mentioned in an article by Mauricio Bach on La Vanguardia, among other books featuring references to 20th century history. >>

On 6 March 2026 at 18.00, Elena Kostioukovitch took part in a conference named “Ukraine, 4 years on: Remembrance, Resistance and Hope” at Salone delle ACLI in Milan (via Bernardino Luini, 5). Elena Kostioukovitch was one of the speakers, alongside political analyist Kateryna Sadilova, journalist Andrea Valesini, politician Paolo Bergamaschi and Svitlana Tereshchenko. >>

Elena Kostioukovitch’s book “Kyiv. A fortress over the abyss” was mentioned in an article by Alvaro Colomer on La Vanguardia. The article provides an overview of the most relevant current Eastern-European authors. >>

On 4 February 2026, the Spanish edition of Elena Kostioukovitch’s book “Kyiv. A fortress over the abyss” was published by Tusquets. >>

On 29 January 2026 at 18.00, Elena Kostioukovitch will present her book “Kyiv. A Fortress over the Abyss” in Milan, at Biblioteca Chiesa Rossa (M2 Abbiategrasso). >>

On 12 December 2025 at 17:00, Elena Kostioukovitch featured in a conference at the Sofia National Palace of Culture (NDK). The event, moderated by Daria Karapetkova, was focused on Elena’s experience translating Umberto Eco’s works and was called “Translating Umberto Eco”. The conference was held in Italian with simultaneous Bulgarian translation. >>