Elena Kostyuchenko is a journalist, author, and activist who reports on marginalized communities, human rights, and conflicts in Russia. She was among the first ones to write about the actions of “Pussy Riot” and the presence of Russian troops in Eastern Ukraine. A campaigner for LGBT rights and an investigative journalist for the liberal newspaper Novaya Gazeta, she is also the author of two books of prose, Unwanted on Probation (2014) and It’s Us Who Will Live Here (2015). She is a recipient of the European Press Prize, the Gerd Bucerius Press Prize for Russia and Eastern Europe, and the Paul Klebnikov Award.
Elena Kostyuchenko. Russia’s Invisible Communities in Investigative Journalism
