Sergey Kuznetsov is a contemporary Russian writer, journalist, entrepreneur, and educator. He played a key role in shaping post-Soviet independent journalism in Russia, focusing mainly on movies and literature, and in 2011 became the only Russian journalist to have received a Knight Fellowship in journalism from Stanford University. Sergey contributes to American periodicals, including The New York Times, The Huffington Post, and others.
Kuznetsov is the author of a dozen books of prose, including The Butterfly Skin, a thriller published in 12 languages, including English, German, and French, and Round Dance of Water, published in English by Dalkey Archive at the end of 2022.
He has received numerous nominations for prestigious literary prizes and was a finalist for the Big Book Award and the New Horizons Award in the category of best novel in science fiction and fantasy.
In 2018, Sergey Kuznetsov, together with his wife Ekaterina Kadieva, launched the international middle school Le Sallay Academy, with branches in France and the United States.
Since 2013, Kuznetsov has lived with his family in France.
Selected books
Bibliography
2025 — The Meat Grinder, novel
2019 — The Teacher Dymov, novel
2019 — Living and All Grown Up, trilogy, novels
2016 — Kaleidoscope: Expendable Materials, novel
2010 — The Round Dance of Water, novel
2005 — Butterfly Skin, novel
2004 — PG21 (in co-authorship with Linor Goralik), novel
2004 — The Nineties: A Fairy-Tale, trilogy, novels
Literary awards
Shortlisted for the New Horizons Prize 2017, 2019
Longlisted for Yasnaya Polyana Award 2018, 2019
Shortlisted for the New Literature Award 2018
Longlisted for the Big Book Award 2016, 2018
Man of the Year 5771 by the Federation of Jewish Communities of
Russia 2011
Finalist of the Big Book Award 2011
The Knight Fellowship from Stanford University 2001