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Instructions · What links here · Arkadiy Ostrovsky (talk: + · bio) · (log) · Copyvios report · reFill · Citation Bot · (Search: Google, Wikipedia) · Submitted 13 days ago by Dawndaft (talk: D · +) · Last edited 11 days ago by Citation bot

Arkadiy Ostrovsky is a Russian-born British journalist and author of The Invention of Russia: The Journey from Gorbachev’s Freedom to Putin’s War, which won the 2016 Orwell Prize.

Early life and education

Ostrovsky was born in Moscow in 1971^[1]. After graduating from the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (formerly the State Institute of Theatre Arts) in 1992^[1] he emigrated to the United Kingdom, where he obtained a Ph.D. in English Literature^[1]^[2]^[3] from the University of Cambridge.

Career

Ostrovsky began working as a journalist for The Financial Times in 1998, covering Russian politics and business. In March of 2007 he joined The Economist^[3], and was its Moscow bureau chief for 15 years^[4]^[5] until leaving in 2022 at the onset of the Russo-Ukrainian War^[6]. He is currently its Russia and eastern Europe editor.

In 2016 his book The Invention of Russia: The Journey from Gorbachev’s Freedom to Putin’s War won the Orwell Prize.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Arkady Ostrovsky | Open University". openuni.io (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-05-11.
^ "Arkady Ostrovsky | Davis Center". daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu. 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2025-05-11.
^ ^a ^b "Arkady Ostrovsky". Economist. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
^ "Arkady Ostrovsky". Expert Keynote and Motivational Speakers | Chartwell Speakers. Retrieved 2025-05-11.
^ "Arkady Ostrovsky | The Orwell Foundation". www.orwellfoundation.com. Retrieved 2025-05-11.
^ "Next Year in Moscow". acast.com. 2023-02-23. 19:20. Retrieved 2025-05-11.
^ "The Invention of Russia | The Orwell Foundation". www.orwellfoundation.com. Retrieved 2025-05-11.

[:0-1] "Arkady Ostrovsky | Open University". openuni.io (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-05-11.

[2] "Arkady Ostrovsky | Davis Center". daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu. 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2025-05-11.

[:1-3] "Arkady Ostrovsky". Economist. Retrieved 2025-05-10.

[4] "Arkady Ostrovsky". Expert Keynote and Motivational Speakers | Chartwell Speakers. Retrieved 2025-05-11.

[5] "Arkady Ostrovsky | The Orwell Foundation". www.orwellfoundation.com. Retrieved 2025-05-11.

[6] "Next Year in Moscow". acast.com. 2023-02-23. 19:20. Retrieved 2025-05-11.

[7] "The Invention of Russia | The Orwell Foundation". www.orwellfoundation.com. Retrieved 2025-05-11.

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