On 7 September 2026, Elena Kostioukovitch featured in an event about the legacy of Umberto Eco at National University V. N. Karazin in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
On 4 September 2026, Elena Kostioukovitch presented the Ukrainian edition of her new book "Kyiv. A fortress above the abyss" at the Holocaust Research Centre in Odessa, Ukraine.
On 3 September 2026, Elena Kostioukovitch presented the Ukrainian edition of her new book "Kyiv. A fortress above the abyss" at Odesa National Scientific Library in Odesa, Ukraine.
On 3 September 2026, Elena Kostioukovitch had a lecture at Odesa Law Academy in Odessa, Ukraine.
At the event, she was also awarded a commemorative medal.
Elena Kostioukovitch joined the Ukrainian community during a march reaffirming support for Ukraine. The initiative called on European institutions to adopt a “Protective Shield” capable of intercepting Russian drones and missiles before they strike civilians, cities and critical infrastructure.
On 25 July at 21:00, Elena Kostioukovitch presented her new book "Translating Umberto Eco in an era of revolutions" in Casaletto Vaprio (CR), in an event called "From Kyiv to Umberto Eco". The event took place at the old town church, Chiesa Vecchia.
On Friday 17 July at 21:00, Elena Kostioukovitch featured at the Festival del Sarà in Termoli (province of Campobasso, Molise), alongside Greta Cristini, in an event moderated by Antonello Barone.
On 15 June 2026 at 20:15, Elena Kostioukovitch was a guest at the festival Salerno Letteratura, presenting her new book "Translating Umberto Eco in an era of revolutions". The event took place at the Salerno Cathedral and was hosted by Oscar Buonamano.
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.
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 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).
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.
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.
