Dmitry Bavilsky

Dmitry Vladimirovich Bavilsky (Russian: Дмитрий Владимирович Бавильский; 19 January 1969 – 17 February 2026) was a Russian writer, literary critic and journalist.[1][2][3] Some of the novels he wrote included The Library of Babel, The Nightshade Family, The Potato Eaters, Gagarin's Last Love, and The Red Dot.[4][5]

Early life

Bavilsky was born in Chelyabinsk on 19 January 1969.[6][5] Both his father Vladimir Favelyevich and mother Nina Vasilyevna were doctors. He graduated from Chelyabinsk State University in 1993. He continued post-graduate studies in foreign literature under Mark Iosifovich Bent at the same university, which he completed in 1996.[6]

Career

Bavilsky was working as a deputy editor-in-chief of the magazine Uralskaya Nov from 1995 to 1999. He also worked as a supervisor at the Chelyabinsk Academic Theatre of Drama, and headed Vzglyad publications.[4] His articles appeared in Literaturnaya Gazeta and Nezavisimaya Gazeta; as well as in magazines including Znamya, Oktyabr, and Ural. He was a private correspondent and editor for the Russian edition of The Art Newspaper from 2014 to 2017, and for Topos from 2001 to 2012.[5]

Death

Bavilsky died at a hospital on 17 February 2026, at the age of 57.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Indexing metadata". medbiosci.ru. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  2. ^ Zykhovskaya, Natalia; Medvedeva, Arina (9 September 2025). "Региональная идентичность в литературных сюжетах: «Челябинский текст» Дмитрия Бавильского". Znak: problemnoe pole mediaobrazovanija (in Russian) (3 (57)): 86–97. doi:10.47475/2070-0695-2025-57-3-86-97. ISSN 2949-3641.
  3. ^ adam (2 August 2013). "A Conversation with Andrei Bitov By Dmitry Bavilsky". Dalkey Archive Press. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  4. ^ a b https://en.iz.ru/en/node/2044364
  5. ^ a b c d "Умер писатель Дмитрий Бавильский" [The writer Dmitry Bavilsky has died]. Meduza (in Russian). 17 February 2026. Archived from the original on 20 February 2026. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  6. ^ a b "Bavilsky Dmitry Vladimirovich – Chelyabinsk in the life and works of famous people". Retrieved 18 February 2026.
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