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. >>

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. >>

On 19 May 2016, Elena Kostioukovitch took part in an interview on the Russian TV channel “Rain” (Dozhd), discussing Umberto Eco’s vision of Europe and the ideas he expressed in his novel “The Prague Cemetery” (2010) >>

On 20 October 2023 at 21.00, Elena Kostioukovitch presented the new edition of her book “Inside the mind of Vladimir Putin” at “Il Gabbiano” bookshop in Trezzo sull’Adda, near Milan. >>

On 29 June 2023, Elena Kostioukovitch’s interview with Gianni Santamaria on the latest developments of the Russia-Ukraine war was published on L’Avvenire. >>

Elena Kostioukovitch on SKY TG24’s special edition about the war in Ukraine. >>

Elena Kostioukovitch presented her book “Inside the Mind of Vladimir Putin” live at Bergamo TV. >>

On 5 April 2023, Elena Kostiokovitch had a Zoom interview with the cultural centre Pokrovskie Vorota in Moscow, as a guest of the presentation of the book “The Voice of Others/Голоса других” by Elena Kalashnikova >>

On 3 July 2023 at 21:30, Elena Kostioukovitch will present the new edition of her book “Inside the Mind of Vladimir Putin” at Circolo Tennis Rocco Polimeni in Reggio Calabria, as part of the Rhegium Julii Award literary cafés. >>

On 1 July 2023, Elena Kostioukovitch will be a guest of Bergamo Festival at Monastero di Astino, presenting her new book “Inside the Mind of Vladimir Putin” with Carlo Dignola. >>

On Monday, 12 June 2023, at 18:00, Elena Kostioukovitch will take part in a conference at Palazzo Madama in Rome. The event, at the Sala Caduti di Nassiriya in Palazzo Madama (Rome), will feature among others the deputy Lia Quartapelle, the president of Memorial Italia, Andrea Gullotta and Matteo Angioli as moderator. >>

On 11 June 2023, an interview with Elena Kostioukovitch was published on the BET Magazine Mosaico website, the magazine of the Jewish Community of Milan. >>

On 14 April 2023, Elena Kostioukovitch will present her book “Inside the mind of Vladimir Putin” in Cava de’ Tirreni (Salerno), as part of the “Com&TE” literary prize. The event will take place at 18.00 at the Holiday Inn Hotel Cava de’ Tirreni. >>

24 February 2022, a date stuck into collective memory – Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Exactly 1 year after, Elena Kostioukovitch reflects on “La Stampa” on the devastating consequences of it on the Russian population and on the millions of people forced to flee their country. >>

On 13 March 2023, Giuseppe Giliberti interviewed Elena Kostioukovitch. Click to watch the full interview from Youtube! >>

Nowadays, not many books get published in the war-torn Ukraine. Elena Kostioukovitch was given this privilege: her novel “Zwinger” was translated into Ukrainian and published by Folio! >>

On 27 February 2023, Elena Kostioukovitch wrote an insightful article about Boris Nemtsov, published by Huffington Post Italy. >>

Elena’s most recent interview (25/2/23) with Radio Radicale is now online! Hear Elena talk to Matteo Angioli about the most recent political news. >>