Dmitry Bykov

Dmitry Bykov
Дмитрий Быков
Bykov in 2021
Born
Dmitry Lvovich Zilbertrud

(1967-12-20) 20 December 1967
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
CitizenshipRussia
EducationMoscow State University
Occupations
  • Writer
  • poet
  • journalist
Writing career
LanguageRussian
Period1985–present
Genres
  • Belles-lettres
  • documentary prose
  • biography
Notable awardsBig Book (2006, 2011, 2018), National Bestseller 2011

Dmitry Lvovich Bykov (né Zlibertrud; Russian: Дмитрий Львович Быков, IPA: [ˈdmʲitrʲɪj ˈlʲvovʲɪdʑ ˈbɨkəf] ⓘ; born 20 December 1967) is a Russian writer, poet, literary critic and journalist. He is also known as biographer of Boris Pasternak, Bulat Okudzhava and Maxim Gorky.