Sergey Shargunov
Russian writer
Sergey Alexandrovich Shargunov (Russian: Сергей Александрович Шаргунов; born 12 May 1980, Moscow) is a Russian writer and political figure and a deputy of the 7th and 8th State Dumas.
Sergey Shargunov is a prominent Russian writer, who began his career by winning the Debut Prize for long-form fiction in 2001 at the age of 21. Since his Debut Prize win, Shargunov has gone on to have his Book Without Photographs shortlisted for the National Bestseller Award in 2011; his novel 1993, set in the early 1990s, was also shortlisted for the NatsBest Award, in 2014. In 2019 he was appointed editor-in-chief at the literary journal Yunost.
Sergey Shargunov is the son of the clergyman Alexander Shargunov. While studying at the Moscow State University, Shargunov worked as an assistant to the deputy of the State Duma Tatyana Astrakhankina. At the age of 19, he started writing for the literary journal Novy Mir. From 2002 to 2003, he worked as a correspondent at the Novaya Gazeta. From 2003 to 2007, he worked at the Nezavisimaya Gazeta. In 2004, he co-founded the Youth Movement "Ura!" that cooperated with the Rodina party.
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