Olga Sedakova

Olga Sedakova is one of Russia’s most revered poets today. Born in 1949, she emerged as a writer in the late Soviet Underground. In recent decades she has primarily published translations, essays, and cultural criticism, reflecting her growing importance as a voice of conscience. Sedakova’s poetry reflects a “longing for world culture” (Mandelstam) as well as an ongoing attempt to articulate an ethic and aesthetic grounded in Russian cultural traditions.