Maria
Stepanova

Maria Stepanova is a poet, essayist, journalist and the author of ten poetry collections and three books of essays. She has received several Russian and international literary awards (including the prestigious Andrey Bely Prize and Joseph Brodsky Fellowship). In Memory of Memory won Russia’s Bolshaya Kniga Award in 2018.  Stepanova is the founder and editor-in-chief of the online independent crowd-sourced journal Colta.ru.