Vasily Avchenko
Vasily Avchenko | |
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Василий Авченко | |
 Avchenko in 2023 | |
| Born | 14 July 1980 |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Alma mater | Far Eastern State University |
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Vasily Olegovich Avchenko (Russian: Василий Олегович Авченко; born July 14, 1980, Cheremkhovo, Irkutsk Oblast) is a Russian writer and journalist.[1]
Biography
Born on July 14, 1980 in the city of Cheremkhovo, Irkutsk Oblast, in a family of geologists. He Lives in Vladivostok. Graduated with honors from the journalism department of the Far Eastern State University in 2002.
Worked in the Vladivostok newspapers "Daily News", "Far Eastern Scientist", "Vladivostok" and others.
He acted as a publicist in the newspaper "Duel" (article "Information Control Society", co-authored with A. Samsonov)[2], since 2009 - in the regional issue of Novaya Gazeta.[3]
He published in the magazines Novy Mir, Druzhba Narodov, Znamya, Moskva, "Dvina", "Nizhny Novgorod", Pacific almanac "Rubezh", almanac "Yenisei".
In July 2015, Roskomnadzor issued a warning to the editors of Novaya Gazeta for publishing an excerpt from Vasily Avchenko's book. The excerpt from "Crystal in a Transparent Frame" used an obscene word, but several letters in it were replaced with dots.[4]
In 2016, the book "Crystal in a Transparent Frame" was shortlisted for the Bunin Prize.[5]
He became the author of the text for the annual Russian cultural and educational event Total Dictation in 2023.[6]
Political views
In the spring of 2010, he signed the appeal of the Russian opposition Putin Must Go.[7]
In August 2017, he was one of 20 signatories of a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron asking him to pardon the imprisoned terrorist Ilyich Ramirez Sanchez.[8]
In February 2022, he supported the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[9] Since September 2023, he has been on Canada's sanctions list as an accomplice of the Russian regime and a disseminator of disinformation.[10]
References
- ^ "Авченко". Archived from the original on 2016-12-28. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
- ^ Авченко В., Самсонов А. Общество информационного контроля Archived 2011-12-16 at the Wayback Machine // «Дуэль», № 21 (266), 21 мая 2002 г.
- ^ Василий Авченко в «Новой газете» Archived 2011-04-20 at the Wayback Machine: Архив публикаций
- ^ "Новая книга Василия Авченко «Кристалл в прозрачной оправе» скоро поступит в продажу". 2015-12-09. Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
- ^ "Определён «короткий список» произведений, выдвинутых на Бунинскую премию 2016". 2016-10-19. Archived from the original on 2016-10-22.
- ^ "Автором Тотального диктанта 2023 года стал Василий Авченко". totaldict.ru. 2022-09-09. Archived from the original on 2022-09-10.
- ^ "Писатель, журналист «Новой газеты во Владивостоке»". Archived from the original on 2016-10-05. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
- ^ Денис Раковский. Францию просят отдать Ильича Archived 2017-08-30 at the Wayback Machine «Русская планета», 26.08.2017
- ^ "О ситуации на Украине высказался приморский писатель". Вести: Приморье. 2022-02-26. Archived from the original on 2023-08-17. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
- ^ "Sanctions – Russian invasion of Ukraine". Archived from the original on 2023-08-18. Retrieved 2023-09-23.