Olgerta Kharitonova

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vladislavovna and the family name is Kharitonova.

Olgerta Kharitonova
Ольгерта Харитонова
Born
Olgerta Vladislavovna Kharitonova

March 30, 1959 (66 years)
Lysva, Perm Krai, Russian SFSR, USSR
Other namesOlga Gert
EducationCandidate of Sciences in Philosophy
OccupationsFeminist, LGBT activist, public figure, university lecturer, novelist, journalist
Notable workMagazine Ostrov
SpouseZabina

Olgerta Vladislavovna Kharitonova[note 1] (March 30, 1959, in Lysva, Perm Krai, Russian SFSR, USSR)[note 2][1][2][3] is a Russian philosopher, LGBTQ+ activist, and feminist developing the philosophical part of feminist theory and women's rights supporter.[note 3] She is also a prose writer and journalist. She also is a supporter of the Ukrainian side of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[9]

Magazine Ostrov

Kharitonova is the creator and editor of Samizdat magazine Ostrov;[10][11] (lit. 'Island') beginning publishment in 1999,[12] being self-described as "radical feminist artistic and journalistic".[13]

The aim of the magazine was to introduce lesbian culture to Russia and increase lesbian self-esteem, along with promoting their public perception along with the ,relationship's of lesbian's relationships, and maintaining it, along with contributing to the consolidation of the LGBTQ community.[13][14][15] and the magazine succeeded in such of that; cultivating a tolerant attitude towards lesbians.[15] The magazine was self quoted to be, "texts written by lesbians themselves, texts for lesbians, and texts that highlight the life of the LGBT community in whole." and also focused on struggles of women themselves; feminist texts.[16]

Personal Life

Kharitonova is married to a woman named Zabina (undisclosed last name) and they both reside in Chemnitz, Germany after immigrating after the annexation of Crimea by Russia. She is also reportedly an Anti-Putinist.[17]

Notes

  1. ^ Russian: Ольгерта Владислововна Харитонова, IPA: [ˈolgɛrtɐ ˈvlɐdɪslɐvɐvnɐ ˈxaritonovə]
  2. ^ A variety of sources say Olgerta is 'на Урале' or 'from the Urals'.
  3. ^ [4][5][6][7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Ольгерта Харитонова – Биография, книги автора | LoveRead.ec". loveread.ec (in Russian). Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  2. ^ "Ольгерта Харитонова: Явление Pussy Riot" [Olgerta Kharitonova: Pussy Riot]. krotov.info (in Russian). Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  3. ^ "Харитонова, Ольгерта Владиславовна" [Kharitonova, Olgerta Vladislavovna]. Информационный портал: строительство, ремонт, недвижимость, ландшафтный дизайн (in Russian). Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  4. ^ "«Чужое тело — чужое дело». Российские феминистки — о браке, абортах и боди-позитиве" (in Russian). snob.ru. Archived from the original on March 29, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  5. ^ "Работодатели недоплачивают женщинам, не отстаивающим свою позицию" (in Russian). РБК +1. Archived from the original on March 29, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  6. ^ "Ольгерта Харитонова – о дискриминации женщин в России" (in Russian). Радио Свобода. Archived from the original on March 29, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  7. ^ "Эксперты оценили инициативу с появлением в столице раздельных пляжей" (in Russian). www.metronews.ru. June 5, 2015. Archived from the original on March 29, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  8. ^ "За репродуктивные права!". Левое Социалистическое Действие. Archived from the original on March 2, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  9. ^ ""The right to resist." A feminist manifesto". Commons. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  10. ^ "Редакторы – Остров" [Editors – Ostrov] (in Russian). Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  11. ^ Art Initiatives (May 29, 2015). Ольгерта Харитонова – о радикально-феминистском журнале "Остров". Retrieved March 3, 2025 – via YouTube.
  12. ^ "№ 1, декабрь 1999 г. – Остров". www.journal-ostrov.info (in Russian). Archived from the original on April 25, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  13. ^ a b "Журнал – Остров". www.journal-ostrov.info. Archived from the original on March 29, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  14. ^ Модератор (December 5, 2015). "Пресса ЛГБТ-сообщества с начала 1990–х до наших дней". Музей истории ЛГБТ (in Russian). Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  15. ^ a b "Советы да любовь. Как в СССР жили люди необычной сексуальной ориентации". The Insider (in Russian). Archived from the original on February 21, 2025. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  16. ^ Kharitonova, Olgerta. "Челобек гуттенберговской вселенной. Ольга Герт" [Person of the Gutenberg Universe. Olga Gert]. lesbi.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on March 29, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  17. ^ "Отрезвляющие суждения философини Ольгерты Харитоновой - Konstantin Kropotkin". boosty.to (in Russian). Retrieved March 1, 2026.
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