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Elena Nikolayevna Georgievskaya (Russian: Елена Николаевна Георгиевская; b. June 9, 1980 in Yaroslavl Oblast, USSR) is a Russian author and political activist. Georgievskaya is a non-binary person and uses they/them pronouns.
They graduated from the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute in 2006. They also studied at the Herzen University (1999–2000) and at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Saint Petersburg State University (2000–2001). They are a member of the Union of Russian Writers (since 2012).
They were longlisted for the Debut Prize (2006, 2013, 2015). They are a recipient of a Khavinson Grant (2006). They are a recipient of the 2010 Fellowship of the Ministry of Culture. They live in Kaliningrad and Moscow.
They are the author of books including «Вода и ветер» (Вагриус, 2009, ISBN 978-5-9697-0769-6), «Хаим Мендл» (Franc-tireur USA, 2011), «Книга 0» (Franc-tireur USA, 2012), «Сталелитейные осы» (Вивернариум, 2017, ISBN 5446514696, ISBN 9785446514694). Olga Slavnikova praised their early novel «Место для шага вперёд».