Lev Rubinstein

Russian writer and philologist (1947–2024)

Lev Semyonovich Rubinstein (Russian: Лев Семёнович Рубинштейн; 19 February 1947 – 14 January 2024) was a Russian poet, essayist and social activist. Born on 19 February 1947 in Moscow to Jewish parents,[1] Rubinstein studied philology at Moscow Pedagogical Institute for Correspondence Studies (now: Sholokhov Moscow State University for Humanities). He was a founder and member of Moscow Conceptualism.[2][3]

Lev Rubinstein
Лев Рубинштейн
Rubinstein in 2017
Born
Lev Semyonovich Rubinstein

(1947-02-19)19 February 1947
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died14 January 2024(2024-01-14) (aged 76)
Moscow, Russia
Alma materMoscow Pedagogical Institute for Correspondence Studies
Occupation(s)Poet, essayist, social activist
AwardsAndrei Bely Prize (1999)

Rubinstein was hit by a car in Moscow on 8 January 2024,[4] and died of his injuries on 14 January, at the age of 76.[5][6][7]

Bibliography

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Rubinstein's work has been translated in four English-language books:

  • Catalog of Comedic Novelties, translated by Philip Metres and Tatiana Tulchinsky (New York: Ugly Duckling Presse, 2004). ISBN 9780972768443
  • Compleat Catalog of Comedic Novelties, translated by Philip Metres and Tatiana Tulchinsky (New York: Ugly Duckling Presse, 2014). ISBN 9781937027421
  • Here I Am: New Russian Writing, translated by Joanne Turnbull (Moscow: GLAS, 2001). ISBN 9785717200585
  • Thirty-five New Pages, translated by Philip Metres and Tatiana Tulchinsky (New York: Ugly Duckling Presse, 2011).

Awards

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  • 1999: Literary Andrei Bely Prize in the nomination Humanitarian Research[8]
  • 2012: Literary prize NOS [ru] for his book Signs of Attention[2]

References

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  1. "Чем известен Лев Рубинштейн". Коммерсантъ (in Russian). 14 January 2024. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Премию «Нос» получил Лев Рубинштейн за книгу «Знаки внимания» // RIA Novosti (retrieved December 21, 2018)
  3. Мемория. Лев Рубинштейн [Memorial. Leo Rubinstein]. polit.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2020-07-19. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  4. Умер поэт Лев Рубинштейн. Vedomosti (in Russian)
  5. "Умер поэт Лев Рубинштейн". Meduza (in Russian). 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  6. "Russian poet and Kremlin critic Lev Rubinstein dies aged 76". The Guardian. 14 January 2024. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  7. Cursino, Malu (14 January 2024). "Russian poet and Putin critic Lev Rubinstein dies after car crash". BBC News. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  8. Премия Андрея Белого: 1978—2004: Антология, compiled by Boris Ostanin. – Moscow, New Literary Review [ru], 2005.