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Together with actor [[Mikhail Olegovich Yefremov|Mikhail Yefremov]], he created project "Citizen Poet" (a pun on [[Nikolai Nekrasov]]'s poem "Poet and Citizen"). Yefremov reads poems, written by Bykov, which are usually satirical comments on the contemporary Russian society, politics and culture. Each poems parodies the style of a famous poet of the past, e.g. [[Pushkin]], [[Nikolay Nekrasov|Nekrasov]], [[Kipling]], among others. It was originally broadcast on [[Dozhd]] TV channel, but the project was closed because the poems were too critical towards Russian government. Currently, the show is hosted in audio format by Echo of Moscow radio station.{{Listen|filename = Dmitrij Byikov voice.oga|description = From an interview with [[Echo Moscow]], 14 June 2011|title = Dmitry Bykov's voice}}
Together with actor [[Mikhail Olegovich Yefremov|Mikhail Yefremov]], he created project "Citizen Poet" (a pun on [[Nikolai Nekrasov]]'s poem "Poet and Citizen"). Yefremov reads poems, written by Bykov, which are usually satirical comments on the contemporary Russian society, politics and culture. Each poems parodies the style of a famous poet of the past, e.g. [[Pushkin]], [[Nikolay Nekrasov|Nekrasov]], [[Kipling]], among others. It was originally broadcast on [[Dozhd]] TV channel, but the project was closed because the poems were too critical towards Russian government. Currently, the show is hosted in audio format by Echo of Moscow radio station.{{Listen|filename = Dmitrij Byikov voice.oga|description = From an interview with [[Echo Moscow]], 14 June 2011|title = Dmitry Bykov's voice}}


In April 2019 Dmitry Bykov was poisoned <ref>[https://www.bbc.com/russian/news-48061571 Дмитрий Быков назвал отравление причиной своей госпитализации]. BBC. 25 апреля 2019.</ref>, but survived.
In April 2019 Dmitry Bykov was poisoned <ref>[https://www.bbc.com/russian/news-48061571 Дмитрий Быков назвал отравление причиной своей госпитализации]. BBC. 25 апреля 2019.</ref>, allegedly by [[Novichok agent]]<ref>[https://graniru.org/Events/Terror/m.280677.html Следы не улетучились (Traces did not disappear)], by grani.ru</ref>, but survived.<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/did-putin-order-russia-s-latest-poison-attack-what-navalny-ncna1239143 Did Putin order Russia's latest poison attack? What Navalny's Novichok diagnosis tells us] by Aric Toler, [[NBC news]]</ref>,<ref>[https://echo.msk.ru/news/2767540-echo.html Журналист Х.Грозев выложил в публичный доступ информацию о поездках предполагаемых участников покушения на Навального] (Hristo Grozev [of Bellingcat] posted information about the trips of the alleged participants in the assassination attempt on Navalny in the public domain), by [[Echo of Moscow]]</ref>


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==

Revision as of 15:06, 3 June 2021

For the ice hockey player, see Dmitry Bykov (ice hockey).
Dmitry Bykov
Dmitry Bykov in 2013
Dmitry Bykov in 2013
BornDmitry Lvovich Zilbertrud
(1967-12-20) December 20, 1967 (age 56)
OccupationPoet, journalist
Alma materMoscow State University
GenreBelles-lettres, documentary prose

Dmitry Lvovich Bykov (Russian: Дмитрий Львович Быков, IPA: [ˈdmʲitrʲɪj ˈlʲvovʲɪdʑ ˈbɨkəf] ⓘ; born 20 December 1967) is a Russian writer, poet and journalist.[1] He is also known as biographer of Boris Pasternak, Bulat Okudzhava and Maxim Gorky.

Biography

Being one of the most prolific modern Russian writers, in recent years he has gained additional recognition for his biography of Boris Pasternak, published in 2005. The biography earned Bykov the 2006 National Bestseller (Национальный бестселлер) and Big Book (Большая Книга) awards. He later wrote biographies of Maxim Gorky and Bulat Okudzhava.

Bykov graduated from the Faculty of Journalism of the Moscow State University. Dmitry Bykov taught literature and the history of Soviet literature in Moscow's secondary schools. He was a professor at the Department of World Literature and Culture of MGIMO. As a journalist and critic, Bykov has been writing for the magazine Ogoniok since 1993.[1] He has also periodically hosted a show on the radio station Echo of Moscow, which ran until 2008.[2] Earlier, he was one of the hosts of an influential TV show Vremechko.

In 2008 a documentary called Virginity (Девственность) was released in which Bykov was a co-writer.

In 2009, Bykov was named assistant editor-in-chief of the weekly magazine Profile.[3] He is also the editor-in-chief of the monthly literature-focused magazine What to Read (Что читать).

Together with actor Mikhail Yefremov, he created project "Citizen Poet" (a pun on Nikolai Nekrasov's poem "Poet and Citizen"). Yefremov reads poems, written by Bykov, which are usually satirical comments on the contemporary Russian society, politics and culture. Each poems parodies the style of a famous poet of the past, e.g. Pushkin, Nekrasov, Kipling, among others. It was originally broadcast on Dozhd TV channel, but the project was closed because the poems were too critical towards Russian government. Currently, the show is hosted in audio format by Echo of Moscow radio station.

Dmitry Bykov's voice
From an interview with Echo Moscow, 14 June 2011
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In April 2019 Dmitry Bykov was poisoned [4], allegedly by Novichok agent[5], but survived.[6],[7]

Bibliography

Dmitry Bykov

Prose fiction

  • Justification («Оправдание», 2001)
  • Orthography («Орфография», 2003)
  • In the World of Animals: A Children's Book for Adults, An Adults' Book for Children, with Irina Luk'ianova («В мире животиков. Детская книга для взрослых, взрослая книга для детей», 2005)
  • How Putin Became President of the USA: New Russian Fairy Tales («Как Путин стал президентом США: новые русские сказки», 2005)
  • Truth, with Maksim Chertanov («Правда», 2005)
  • Removal Service («Эвакуатор», 2005)
  • ZhD («ЖД», 2006)
  • ZhD Sort Stories («ЖД-рассказы», 2007)
  • Listed out («Списанные», 2008)
  • Ostromov, or The Magician's Apprentice («Остромов, или Ученик чародея», 2010)
  • Farewell to the Cuckoo («Прощай, кукушка», 2011)
  • Male Carriage («Мужской вагон», 2012)
  • X («Икс», 2012)
  • The Signals, with Valeria Zharova («Сигналы», 2013)
  • The Block: A Walktrough («Квартал: прохождение», 2014)

Biographies

  • Boris Pasternak («Борис Пастернак», 2005)
  • Was Gorky real? («Был ли Горький?», 2008)
  • Bulat Okudzhava («Булат Окуджава», 2009)

Books of essays

  • The Debauchery of Work («Блуд труда», 2003)
  • Chronicles of Immediate War («Хроники ближайшей войны», 2005)
  • In Place of Life («Вместо жизни», 2006)
  • In a Void («На пустом месте», 2008)
  • Thinking the World («Думание мира», 2009)
  • And Practically Everybody («И все-все-все», 2009, 2011)
  • The Calendar. Speaking of Essential Things («Календарь. Разговоры о главном», 2010)
  • The Calendar 2. Debating the Undebatable («Календарь-2. Споры о бесспорном», 2012)
  • The Secret Russian Calendar. Most important dates(«Тайный русский календарь. Главные даты», 2012)
  • The Short Course of Soviet Literature («Советская литература. Краткий курс», 2012). later republished as The Advanced Course of Soviet Literature («Советская литература. Расширенный курс»)

Poetry

  • Declaration of Independence («Декларация независимости», 1992)
  • A Letter to a Young Man («Послание к юноше», 1994)
  • Military Coup («Военный переворот», 1996)
  • Reprieve («Отсрочка», 2000)
  • The Recruit («Призывник», 2003)
  • Chain Letters («Письма счастья», 2006)
  • Last Time («Последнее время», 2007)
  • The Report («Отчет», 2010)
  • New Chain Letters («Новые письма счастья», 2010)
  • Actually («На самом деле», 2011)
  • New and Newest Chain Letters («Новые и новейшие письма счастья», 2012)
  • Bliss («Блаженство», 2014)

Drama

  • The Bear («Медведь», 2010)

References

  1. ^ a b "Bykov author profile Archived 2009-02-04 at the Wayback Machine" (in Russian). Ogoniok. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
  2. ^ "Дмитрий Быков — Персоны". Эхо Москвы (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  3. ^ RIA Novosti. "Леонтьев остается главредом "Профиля", его замом станет Дмитрий Быков" January 21, 2009.
  4. ^ Дмитрий Быков назвал отравление причиной своей госпитализации. BBC. 25 апреля 2019.
  5. ^ Следы не улетучились (Traces did not disappear), by grani.ru
  6. ^ Did Putin order Russia's latest poison attack? What Navalny's Novichok diagnosis tells us by Aric Toler, NBC news
  7. ^ Журналист Х.Грозев выложил в публичный доступ информацию о поездках предполагаемых участников покушения на Навального (Hristo Grozev [of Bellingcat] posted information about the trips of the alleged participants in the assassination attempt on Navalny in the public domain), by Echo of Moscow
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