Andrey Kurkov

Kurkov is widely considered Ukraine’s greatest living novelist. Most recently, he is the author of The Stolen Heart.

Recent Articles

How Trump Disappointed Ukraine

For Ukrainians still living in the midst of war, watching President Donald Trump over the past few months has been emotionally draining. 

By Andrey Kurkov

In Ukraine, Fiction Has Lost Its Meaning

Thanks to the support of the democratic part of humanity, Ukraine has been fighting for its freedom for two and a half months against the Russian army, which is much larger, but, as it turned...

By Andrey Kurkov

Russia's Game in Ukraine

Putin does not want to risk a takeover. But he does want another pliant leader in Kiev

By Andrey Kurkov

Why Putin Won't Hold Crimea

He knows the peninsula can't survive without the rest of Ukraine. So what's his next move?

By Andrey Kurkov

What the West Doesn't Understand About Ukraine's Politics

Behind the divisions in today's Ukraine is a post-Soviet oligarchy rooted in the industrial East

By Andrey Kurkov
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