IGOR POMERANTSEV

IGOR POMERANTSEV born in 1948, spent his early years in the Far East of Russia, and later at Soviet Ukraine, Czernovitz—the former Austro-Hungarian cultural oasis of the German-speaking world. In 1979, he moved to London to work for the BBC’s Russian Service at Bush House.

Igor Pomerantsev’s works include: Aubades and Serenades, Luxury Items, Wind Instruments, Dry Red, Family Status, Rado “S”, and Radio Lyrics recently published in Moscow. In addtion, he won a prestigious Russian literary prize and was a guest of International Writers Festival in Prague. He currently lives in Prague, where he broadcasts for Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty.