Eduard Limonov

Also known as Eduard Veniaminovich Savenko, Eduard Veniaminovich Limonov

Russian writer (1943-2020)

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Dzerzhinsk, Gorky Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia]

Eduard Limonov (Russian: Эдуард Лимонов, real name Eduard Veniaminovich Savenko, Russian: Эдуард Вениаминович Савенко; 22 February 1943 – 17 March 2020) was a Russian writer, poet, publicist, and political dissident. He emigrated from the USSR in 1974 and earned the fame of a scandalous writer abroad, in particular, due to obscene language and pornographic scenes in his first novel It's Me,…

Known for

The Term. Beginning of a Big Story — Self2014
Winter, Go Away! — Self2012
The Revolution That Wasn't — Self2009
Yes, Death — self2004
NBP Dedicated — Self1998
Serbian Epics — Self1992
Bains de Minuit — Self - Guest1987

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Key facts

Native name: Эдуард Вениаминович Лимонов
Born: Eduard Veniaminovich Savenko , ( 1943-02-22 ) 22 February 1943, Dzerzhinsk , Gorky Oblast, Soviet Union
Died: 17 March 2020 (2020-03-17) (aged 77), Moscow, Russia
Occupation: Writer, poet, essayist, publicist, leader of The Other Russia , former leader of the National Bolshevik Party , editor of newspaper Limonka
Citizenship: Soviet (1943–74), Stateless (1974–1987), French (1987–2011), Russian (1992–2020)
Alma mater: Kharkiv National Pedagogical University
Period: 1958–2020
Genre: Novel, poetry, short story, autobiography, political essay
Literary movement: Postmodernism ( Russian postmodernism )
Notable works: It's Me, Eddie , His Butler's Story , A Young Scoundrel , Memoir of a Russian Punk , The Book of Water
Partner: Anna Rubinshtein, Yelena Shchapova , Natalya Medvedeva (1983–1995), Yekaterina Volkova

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Eduard
Gender: male
Citizenship: statelessness
Place of birth: Dzerzhinsk
Place of death: Moscow
Occupation: short story writer
Educated at: H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University
Employer: L'Humanité
Political party: National Bolshevik Party
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: Russian
Award: Andrei Biely Prize
Notable work: It's Me, Eddie
Field of work: politics
Genre: essay
Movement: Postmodernism
Official website: limonow.de
Image: Eduard Limonov.jpg
Political ideology: National Bolshevism

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Commons category: Eduard Limonov
date of birth: 1943-11-22
name in native language: Эдуард Вениаминович Лимонов
pseudonym: Дед Лимон
birth name: Эдуард Вениаминович Савенко
start of work period: 1958-00-00
writing language: French
date of death: 2020-03-17
place of burial: Troyekurovskoye cemetery
social media followers: 9530
end of work period: 2020-00-00

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Encyclopedic overview

Eduard Veniaminovich Limonov (né Savenko; 22 February 1943 – 17 March 2020) was a Russian writer, poet, publicist, political dissident and politician.

He emigrated from the Soviet Union in 1974, but returned to Russia in 1991, where he founded the National Bolshevik Party. The party was banned in the country in 2007 and superseded by The Other Russia. In the 2000s, he was one of the leaders of The Other Russia coalition of opposition forces.

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