Elena Mudrova
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Elena Mudrova. Killed by a Russian missile in Kharkiv. photo
Elena Mudrova
Kharkiv, Ukraine

Elena Mudrova, born in 1967, was a poet in Kharkiv. She made her living as an accountant. Her poems were published under a pen name Black Fox (Черная лиса). On March 20, 2024, she was killed by a Russian missile.

Bookshelf
100 pms war
by Julia Nemirovskaya, editor

This excellent anthology, compiled and edited by Julia Nemirovskaya, showcases poems by Russian (and Russian-speaking) poets who express their absolute rejection of Russia’s war against Ukraine.

DesyatyjKrug
by David Gay

The documentary novel “The Tenth Circle” tells the story of the life, struggle, and destruction of the Minsk ghetto, one of the largest in the Soviet Union and Europe during World War II. (Russian edition)

1. Dislocation
by Julia Nemirovskaya and Anna Krushelnitskaya, editors

This collection focuses on the war between Russia and Ukraine as seen by Russophone poets from all over the world.

Videos
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EastWest Literary Forum Bilingual Poetry & Prose Reading. July 13, 2025.
Length: 2 hrs. 08 min