On Sunday 18 October 2026 at 17:00, Elena Kostioukovitch will take part in a special event in Perugia, in memory of Umberto Eco 10 years after his passing. At the conference, held in Sala delle Colonne (Palazzo Graziani), Elena will be sharing the stage with Mario Andreose, Anna Maria Lorusso, Giordano Meacci and Stefano Piccardi.
On Thursday 15 October 2026 at 19:00, Elena Kostioukovitch took part in an event at Masseria Barbera in Spinazzola, Puglia, Italy. The event was focused on Elena's book "Why Italians Love to Talk About Food" (2006), on the 20-year-anniversary of its first Italian edition by Sperling & Kupfer.
On Wednesday 14 October at 17:30, Elena Kostioukovitch presented her book "Translating Umberto Eco in an era of revolutions" at Ottobre Alessandrino Festival in Alessandria, the birthplace of the late Umberto Eco.
On Sunday 4 October 2026 at 17:15, Elena Kostioukovitch will take part in an event in honour of the late Umberto Eco, organized by Campania Libri Festival. The event will take place at Palazzo Reale (Teatro di Corte) in Naples.
On Saturday 3 October at 12:00, Elena Kostioukovitch will present her book "Kyiv. A fortress over the abyss" at Pisa Book Festival, at Auditorium Navi Antiche.
On Thursday 1 October 2026 at 15:00, Elena Kostioukovitch will feature in an event at the University of Pisa (Aula Magna Boilleau). The event, moderated by professor Marco Sabbatini, will have Elena talking about her experience as a translator of Umberto Eco.
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.
