15 Facts About Lyudmila Ulitskaya

Lyudmila Evgenyevna Ulitskaya is an internationally acclaimed modern Russian novelist and short-story writer who, in 2014, was awarded the prestigious Austrian State Prize for European Literature for her oeuvre.

Lyudmila Ulitskaya became the Repertory Director of the Hebrew Theatre of Moscow.

Until 2022, Lyudmila Ulitskaya divided her time between Moscow and Israel.

Lyudmila Ulitskaya's parents were both involved in science; her mother was a biochemist and her father was an engineer.

Lyudmila Ulitskaya was engaged to an American man who died in a car accident before they were married.

Lyudmila Ulitskaya has mentioned that she tends to work in Italy, at an apartment she owns, but she lived in Moscow until 2022.

Masha Gessen, in her tribute article in The New Yorker in October 2014, finds that Lyudmila Ulitskaya's writing makes for compelling, addictive reading.

Lyudmila Ulitskaya authored two movie scripts produced in the early 1990s: The Liberty Sisters and A Woman for All.

Lyudmila Ulitskaya regularly publishes commentary on social issues and is actively involved in philanthropic projects increasing access to literature.

In March 2014 Lyudmila Ulitskaya was among the key speakers at the Moscow Anti-War demonstration.

Lyudmila Ulitskaya finally won the Russian Booker Prize in 2001 for The Kukotsky Enigma, and was the first woman to receive the prize.

Lyudmila Ulitskaya's works have been translated into over 25 languages, including English, and have received several international and Russian literary awards.

Lyudmila Ulitskaya has an average reader rating of 4.07 on Goodreads.

Lyudmila Ulitskaya was considered a traitor by the administration and was the subject of negative statements in state-owned outlets, such as Isvestia.

Lyudmila Ulitskaya was among the signatories of an appeal by eminent writers to all Russian speakers to spread the truth about the war inside Russia.