Sergei Lebedev

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Sergei Lebedev was born in Moscow in 1981. Since 2010 he has written six novels and a collection of short stories about the hidden Soviet past, the impact of Stalin’s repressions and persecutions, and their repercussions in modern Russian life. Lebedev’s books have been translated into twenty-four languages and have been shortlisted for major book prizes. He moved to Potsdam, Germany, in 2018.

  • A snowy forest

    Misfire

    July 2025
    Sergei Lebedev
    Photo by ElenaMasiutkina / Stock.adobe.com A Russian police officer tracks the surprising release of a prisoner to fight in the war against Ukraine. Recalling the prisoner’s capture, the office…
  • The cover to The Year of the Comet by Sergei Lebedev

    The Year of the Comet by Sergei Lebedev

    Sergei Lebedev
    New York. New Vessel Press. 2017. 245 pages.In his second novel, Sergei Lebedev explores the thrills and failures of the late Soviet Union through the eyes of a young boy. Both a coming-of-age story a…