Evgeny Grishkovets

Age: 54 years.

One of the most notable citizens of Kaliningrad who made an incredible contribution to the overall promotion of the city. Winner of the Anti-Booker, Golden Mask, and Triumph awards, Honorary Citizen of Kaliningrad, OUR EVERYTHING — Evgeny Grishkovets is the most famous contemporary writer of recent times and is a member of the Cultural Council under the Governor of the Kaliningrad region.

A list of the author’s best-known works includes: «Theatre of desperation. Desperate Theatre», «The Shirt,» «Asphalt,» and «Preface.» The mono-performances «How I Ate the Dog» and «Simultaneously», since their debut in Kaliningrad, have been considered a must-see for anyone who claims to be a cultured person. And knowledge of Grishkovets’ works is a litmus test for a true citizen of Kaliningrad. Now the plays, «How I Ate the Dog», «Simultaneously», «Dreadnoughts», «+1», «Farewell to Paper», «Whispering Heart», «Preface» are performed by Evgeny Grishkovets independently. Others — «Planet», «Poe Poe», «Titanic» — as a part of the troupe. The rest plays («Siege», «Winter», etc.) are performed on stages of various theaters in a production of other directors.

It is worth mentioning the popularity of musical projects, in which Evgeny Grishkovets acts as a writer and performer. At various times, he collaborated with groups: Bigudi, Bi-2, Brainstorm, Mgzavreby. As a talented actor, in addition to his projects, Evgeny starred in films: Azazel, Walk, Satisfaction, Part of the Universe, Ordinary Woman, Milk, Insomnia, and others.

As Grishkovets himself said about his place in contemporary art: «I believe that I belong to an important strand of Russian humanist literature. It’s from Bunin, Chekhov.»