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.
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 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 27 November 2025 at 12:30, Elena Kostioukovitch will take part in a seminar at Università Statale in Milan, in via Conservatorio, 7 (Room 6).
The event, organized by the Department of Social and Political Sciences of the University of Milan, will be called "Identity, Language and Literature in the era of Russia-Ukraine war" and will be moderated by Cristiano Vezzoni.
On 11 November 2025 at 16:00, Elena Kostioukovitch presented her book "Kyiv. A fortress over the Abyss" in Cremona.The presentation took place at Biblioteca Statale di Cremona (Sala Carini Dainotti) and was hosted by Francesca Morandi.
On 23 October 2025 at 16:30, Elena Kostioukovitch will take part in the Forlì Translation Festival. The event will be held at the Auditorium of the Chiesa di San Giacomo (P.le Guido da Montefeltro, 12, 47121 Forlì FC, Italy) and will be moderated by Francesca Biagini and Francesco Privitera.
On 21 October 2025, a review of Elena Kostioukovitch's new book "Kyiv. A fortress over the Abyss" by Marco Pasquali was published on the magazine Difesa Online.
