Dina Ilyinichna Rubina (, ; born 19 September 1953 in Tashkent) is a Russian-language Israeli prose writer.
Biography
Rubina was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. She studied music at the Tashkent Conservatory and published her first story at the age of 16 in Yunost. In the mid-1980s, after stage and screen writing for several years, she moved to Moscow. In 1990, she made aliyah. Lived in MaâÂÂaleh Adumim, then in Mevaseret Zion.
Literary career
Rubina is one of the most prominent Russian-language Israeli writers. Her books have been translated into 30 languages. Her major themes are Jewish and Israeli history, migration, nomadism, neo-indigeneity, messianism, metaphysics, theatre, autobiography and the interplay between the Israeli and Russian Jewish cultures and languages.
Dual Surname () was adapted into a movie released in 2006 and aired on Russia's Channel One.
In 2007, Rubina won the Russian Big Book literary award.
Political position
In 2014, after the Russian annexation of Crimea and the start of the war in Donbas, she supported Ukraine and stated that she was âÂÂdisgusted by violence and attacks on a neighboring state, and any annexation of foreign territory is disgusting.âÂÂ
In 2025, speaking in support of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, she said that Israel has âÂÂthe right to cleanse Gaza and turn it into just a parking lotâ and to "dissolve all [Gazans] in hydrochloric acidâÂÂ, because âÂÂthere are no innocent civilians there.â Following her statements, her scheduled appearances in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Georgia were canceled. Additionally, the Presidium of the urged authorities to examine RubinaâÂÂs statements from a legal standpoint and called on media outlets to cease collaboration with the writer.
Published works
Novels
- 1996 â ' (ëÃÂþàøôÃÂàÃÂõÃÂÃÂøÃÂ!û)
- 1998 â The last wild boar from the forests of Pontevedra (ëÃÂþÃÂûõôýøù úðñðý ø÷ ûõÃÂþò ÃÂþýÃÂõòõôÃÂðû)
- 2004 â The Syndicate (ëáøýôøúðÃÂû)
- 2006 â Sunny side of the Street(ëÃÂð ÃÂþûýõÃÂýþù ÃÂÃÂþÃÂþýõ ÃÂûøÃÂÃÂû)
- 2008 â ' (ëÃÂþÃÂõÃÂú ÃÂõþýðÃÂôþû) , 978-5-699-27369-0, 3 more editions
- 2009 â White dove of Cordova (ëÃÂõûðàóþûÃÂñúð ÃÂþÃÂôþòÃÂû), , 2 more editions
- 2010 â Petrushka's Syndrome (ëáøýôÃÂþü ÃÂõÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂúøû).
- 2014 â Russian Canary. Book 1. Zheltukhin (ëàÃÂÃÂÃÂúðàúðýðÃÂõùúðû. ÃÂý. 1, ëÃÂõûÃÂÃÂÃÂ
øýû).
- 2014 â Russian Canary. Book 2. Voice (ëàÃÂÃÂÃÂúðàúðýðÃÂõùúðû. ÃÂý. 2, ëÃÂþûþÃÂû).
- 2014 â Russian Canary. Book 3. Prodigal Son (ëàÃÂÃÂÃÂúðàúðýðÃÂõùúðû. ÃÂý. 3, ëÃÂûÃÂôýÃÂù ÃÂÃÂýû).
- 2017 â Female Wind (ëÃÂðñøù òõÃÂõÃÂû).
- 2018 â Napoleon's convoy. Book 1. Rowan Wedge, also translated as Napoleon's Supply Train (ëÃÂðÿþûõþýþò þñþ÷û. ÃÂý. 1, ëàÃÂñøýþòÃÂù úûøýû).
- 2019 â Napoleon's convoy. Book 2. White Horses (ëÃÂðÿþûõþýþò þñþ÷û. ÃÂý. 2, ëÃÂõûÃÂõ ûþÃÂðôøû).
- 2019 â Napoleon's Convoy. Book 3. Angel's Bugle (ëÃÂðÿþûõþýþò þñþ÷û. ÃÂý. 3, ëÃÂýóõûÃÂÃÂúøù ÃÂþöþúû).
- 2020 â Lonely Writing Person (ëÃÂôøýþúøù ÿøÃÂÃÂÃÂøù ÃÂõûþòõúû).
- 2021 â Maniac Gurevich (ëÃÂðýÃÂÃÂú ÃÂÃÂÃÂõòøÃÂû).
Short stories
- 1980 â ëÃÂþóôð öõ ÿþùôÃÂàÃÂýõóâ¦?û
- 1982 â ëÃÂþü ÷ð ÷õûÃÂýþù úðûøÃÂúþùû
- 1987 â ëÃÂÃÂòþÃÂøÃÂõ þúýþ!û
- 1990 â ëÃÂòþùýðàÃÂðüøûøÃÂû
- 1994 â ëÃÂôøý øýÃÂõûûøóõýàÃÂÃÂõûÃÂàýð ôþÃÂþóõû
- 1996 â ëãÃÂþúø üÃÂ÷ÃÂúøû
- 1997 â ëÃÂýóõû úþýòþùýÃÂùû
- 1999 â ëÃÂÃÂÃÂþúðàòþôð òõýõÃÂøðýÃÂõòû
- 1999 â ëÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂðûÃÂýÃÂù ÿþûÃÂàôÃÂÃÂø ýð ÃÂÃÂþúõ ÃÂø÷øúøû
- 2002 â ëÃÂûð÷ð óõÃÂþàúÃÂÃÂÿýÃÂü ÿûðýþüû
- 2002 â ëÃÂþÃÂúÃÂõÃÂýðàüõÃÂÃÂð ò âþûõôþû
- 2002 â ëÃÂþ òÃÂðÃÂðÃÂ
ÃÂòþøÃÂ
û
- 2003 â ëÃÂõÃÂúþûÃÂúþ ÃÂþÃÂþÿûøòÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂûþò ûÃÂñòøû
- 2004 â ëÃÂðàúøÃÂðùÃÂúøù ñø÷ýõÃÂû
- 2008 â ëÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂðûÃÂýÃÂù ÿþûÃÂàôÃÂÃÂø ýð ÃÂÃÂþúõ ÃÂø÷øúøû
- 2008 â ëÃÂÃÂðú, ÿÃÂþôþûöðõü!..û
- 2008 â ëÃÂðÃÂÃÂõÃÂ-ÃÂðÃÂðñÃÂúðû
- 2008 â ëçÃÂöøõ ÿþôÃÂõ÷ôÃÂû
- 2008 â ëÃ¥þûþôýðàòõÃÂýð ò ÃÂÃÂþòðýÃÂõû
- 2008 â ëÃÂðüõÃÂð ýðõ÷öðõÃÂ!..û ÿþòõÃÂÃÂÃÂ
- 2009 â ëÃÂÃÂñúðû
- 2010 â ëÃÂøàÃÂþúÃÂþòõýýÃÂùâ¦û. ÃÂ÷ôðÃÂõûÃÂÃÂÃÂòþ: ÃÂúÃÂüþ, ÃÂòÃÂÃÂôÃÂù ÿõÃÂõÿûÃÂÃÂ, 432 ÃÂ., ÃÂøÃÂðö 4000 ÃÂú÷.,
- 2010 â ëÃÂþûÃÂýþ ÃÂþûÃÂúþ úþóôð ÃÂüõÃÂÃÂÃÂû. ÃÂ÷ôðÃÂõûÃÂÃÂÃÂòþ: ÃÂúÃÂüþ, ; 2010 ó.
- 2010 â ëÃÂôðü ø ÃÂøÃÂÃÂÃÂüû. ÃÂòÃÂþÃÂÃÂúøù ÃÂñþÃÂýøú. ÃÂ÷ôðÃÂõûÃÂÃÂÃÂòþ: ÃÂúÃÂüþ, ÃÂòÃÂÃÂôÃÂù ÿõÃÂõÿûÃÂÃÂ, 416 ÃÂ., ÃÂøÃÂðö: 4000 ÃÂú÷.,
- 2010 â ëäðÃÂÃÂþÃÂþòÃÂõ ÷ðÃÂõøû
- 2011 â ëÃÂÃÂÃÂõóÃÂñøÃÂðû
- 2012 â ëÃÂúýðû
Essays
- 1999 â ëÃÂþô ÷ýðúþü úðÃÂýðòðûðû
- ëï â þÃÂõýÃÂû
- ëï ýõ ûÃÂñþòýøú üðúðÃÂþý, øûø úþõ-ÃÂÃÂþ ø÷ øòÃÂøÃÂðû
- Call me! (ëÃÂþ÷òþýø üýõ, ÿþ÷òþýø!û)
- ëÃÂõÃÂøû (Children)
- ëàýõ ÷ôõÃÂàòàýõ üþöõÃÂõ ýõ ÃÂ
þôøÃÂÃÂ?!û
- 2001 - What to do? (ëçõü ñà÷ðýÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ?û)
- Mein pijak in weisse kletka (ëÃÂðùý ÿøôöðú øý òðùÃÂõ úûõÃÂúðâ¦û)
- Jerusalem bus (ëÃÂõÃÂÃÂÃÂðûøüÃÂúøù ðòÃÂþñÃÂÃÂû)
- Afterwords (ëÃÂþÃÂûõÃÂûþòøõ ú ÃÂÃÂöõÃÂÃÂû)
English translations
"The Blackthorn" is a story from Lives in Transit, Ardis Publishers, 1995.
References
Bibliography
- Katsman, Roman. Nostalgia for a Foreign Land: Studies in Russian-Language Literature in Israel. Series: Jews of Russia and Eastern Europe and Their Legacy. Brighton MA: Academic Studies Press, 2016.
- Kuznetsova, Natalia. âÂÂSimvolika ognia v romane-komikse Diny Rubinoi âÂÂSindikat,â ili Ob âÂÂognennom angele nashego podiezdaâÂÂâ [Symbolism of fire in the novel-comics by Dina Rubina âÂÂSindicateâÂÂ]. Booknik, March 20, 2008. Accessed June 20, 2014. booknik.ru/library/all/simvolika-ognya-v-romane-komikse-diny-rubinoyi-sindikat-ili-ob-ognennom-angele-nashego-podezda.
- Mondry, Henrietta. Exemplary Bodies: Constructing the Jew in Russian Culture, 1880s to 2008. Boston: Academic Studies Press, 2009.
- Ronell, Anna P. âÂÂSome Thoughts on Russian-Language Israeli Fiction: Introducing Dina Rubina.â Prooftexts 28, no. 2 (2008): 197âÂÂ231.
- Sergo, Iulia. âÂÂPostmodernistski dialog kultur: obraz Ispanii v romane D. Rubinoi âÂÂPoslednyi kaban iz lesov PontevedraâÂÂâ [Postmodern dialogue of cultures: The image of Spain in Dina RubinaâÂÂs novel The last wild boar from the forests of Pontevedra]. Filologicheski klass 17 (2007): 49âÂÂ53.
- Shafranskaya, Eleonora. Sindrom golubki [Dove syndrome]. St. Petersburg: Svoio izdatelstvo, 2012.
- Shkarpetkina, Olga. âÂÂâÂÂPoslednyi kaban iz lesov Pontevedraâ Diny Rubinoi" [The last wild boar from the forests of Pontevedra by Dina Rubina]. Kultura i iskusstvo, July 20, 2013. Accessed June 15, 2014. www.cultandart.ru/prose/48269-poslednij_kaban_iz_lesov_pontevedra.
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