Poet Lev Rubinstein dies

Poet Lev Rubinstein died in Moscow after being hit by a car. This was reported by his daughter Maria.

On January 8, a car ran over a 76-year-old poet at a pedestrian crossing in Moscow. After this, Rubinstein was taken to the Sklifosovsky Research Institute of Emergency Medicine. Friends described his condition as serious.

Human rights activist Alexander Cherkasov wrote that after the accident, Rubinstein received fractures and a traumatic brain injury. Journalist Slonim reported that after the operation the poet was placed in an artificial coma.

against the driver who hit the poet A criminal case was opened for violating traffic rules and operating vehicles (Article 264 of the Criminal Code).

Lev Rubinstein is one of the founders of the Moscow conceptual school. In 2012, he received the NOS award for the book “Signs of Attention.”

In Russia, his work became widely known in the 1990s. His books of poetry and essays include Playing Music at Home, Chasing the Hat and Other Texts, The Whole Year. My calendar." Rubinstein wrote for the Itogi magazine and the Grani.ru website.

Rubinstein was also an active public figure. He spoke out against the war in Chechnya, in support of Pussy Riot and Alexei Navalny . In the spring of 2022, he spoke out against the war in Ukraine.

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