CREES Book Talk Featuring Elena Kostyuchenko, Russian independent journalist and writer

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The book cover for "I Love Russia" by Elena Kostyuchenko
Event Date: 
April 3, 2024
Event Time: 
5:30pm to 7:00pm
Location: 
1010 Weiser Hall
Event Accessibility : 
If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact crees@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
Event Tags: 
cosponsored event
The book cover for "I Love Russia" by Elena Kostyuchenko

Elena Kostyuchenko will present her new book, I Love Russia: Reporting from a Lost Country. Kostyuchenko is a Russian independent journalist. For 17 years, she was a special correspondent for Novaya Gazeta until the newspaper shut down due to pressure from the Russian government in March 2022. She reported on armed conflicts, crime, human rights, and social issues. Kostyuchenko was among the first journalists to prove the presence of Russian troops in Eastern Ukraine and covered the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine since the second day. Currently, she collaborates with the exiled independent Russian media network Meduza. Her work has been acknowledged with multiple awards, including the European Press Prize, the Gerd Bucerius Prize Free Press of Eastern Europe, and the Paul Klebnikov Prize.

A book signing will follow the lecture, with Kostyuchenko's book available for purchase from Literati.