Evgenia Nekrasova

Evgenia Nekrasova is a Russian writer, screenwriter, poet, and co-founder of the School of Modern Literature Practices in Moscow. Some of her works are staged in the main experimental theatres in Moscow and other cities. Her novel Kalechina-Malechina (2018) was short-listed for the most prestigious Russian literary awards (Big Book, NOS, the National Bestseller) and she has authored four short story collections: Unhappy Moscow (2017), Sistermom (2019), Home Love (2021), and She-Bear (2023). Nekrasova writes about women in today's Russia. In her work, she explores themes of corporeality, power, violence, magic, and folklore. According to some critics, Nekrasova is the founder of magical pessimism in contemporary Russian literature. Despite her vocal anti-war position, Nekrasova remains in Russia.