Dmitry Petrov

Writer, publicist

About the author

Дмитрий Петров – писатель, публицист, редактор, исследователь общественных движений.

Author of ten books and numerous articles on emigration from Russia and the USSR, including two on Vasily Aksyonov (published by Eksmo and Zhizn Lenina), Anatoly Gladilin (Rutenia), Alexander Pyatigorsk, Ayn Rand, Peter Struve, Fyodor Stepun, Sergei Chakhotin, and others.

Author of the biography of John Kennedy (AST) and the book Afghan Stars, about the tragic adventure of the Soviet authorities in the 1980s and 1990s.

And also the novella “Parents' Day” (published by Kust-Press in 2024, in the magazines “5 Wave” (Amsterdam) and “Vremena” (New York)). It is a book about volunteers in Ukraine, about a son, war, freedom, family, and love.

Рецензии:

Tamara Eidelman on Dmitry Petrov's book “Parents' Day”

Until the winners are announced —

The Independent Jury will announce the winner on May 25, 2026.

The winner will receive a grant for translation into three languages: English, German, and French.

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