{"id":1242,"date":"2024-04-03T23:41:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T20:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/ewod\/skulskaja\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T20:05:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T17:05:00","slug":"skulskaja","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/ewod\/s\/skulskaja\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0415\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0430 \u0421\u043a\u0443\u043b\u044c\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f (Jelena Skulskaja)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Short stories<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jelena Skulskaja (born 8 August 1950) is a Russian author and critic living in Estonia.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Skulskaja was born in Tallinn. Her father was Grigori Skulski, a Ukrainian writer of Jewish origin who wrote in Russian. From 1957\u20131967, she attended Tallinn Secondary School No. 19. From 1967\u20131972, she studied at the Faculty of History and Philology at Tartu State University from which she graduated\u00a0as a Russian philologist. From 1973\u20131974, Skulskaja was a teacher, from 1974\u20131997, worked as cultural editor, critic and reporter for the Russian-language newspaper Sovetskaya Estonia<\/em>, later called Estonia<\/em>. From 1996\u20132008, she worked at the Russian Theatre in Tallinn. Skulskaja has been a member of the Estonian Writers\u2019 Union from 1991.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jelena Skulskaja writes mainly in Russian. She made her debut in the Russian-language press during her university studies.\u00a0 Skulskaja\u2019s poetry is characterised by artistry and mastery of form, emphasis on contradictions in emotional life. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Skulskaja has also published short stories and novels. Her prose is confessional and ironical; the prevailing theme is memories, particularly about her father Grigori Skulski and colleague Sergey Dovlatov. She has been a mediator between the Estonian and Estonian-Russian literary traditions. She has written articles introducing the readers to literature published in both languages and compiled overviews of treatments of Estonian literature in the Russian press. Skulskaja has translated Juhan Viiding<\/a>\u2019s poetry from Estonian into Russian. In 2020\u20132025, Skulskaja has published six volumes of translations of present-day Estonian poetry (Maarja Kangro<\/a>, Kalev Kesk\u00fcla<\/a>, Toomas Liiv<\/a>, Karl Martin Sinij\u00e4rv<\/a>, Triin Soomets<\/a>, Aleksander Suuman<\/a>, Indrek Hirv<\/a>, T\u00f5nu \u00d5nnepalu<\/a>, Triin Paja<\/a>, Kristjan Haljak<\/a>, Kristiina Ehin<\/a>, Hasso Krull<\/a> etc.).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a long time, Jelena Skulskaja has contributed to the newspaper KesKus and been the presenter of the television programme Batareya<\/em> (\u2018Battery\u2019).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Skulskaja has the Literature Endowment Annual Award in the category of authors writing in Russian three times: in 2006 (for long-time successful activities in literature and for acquainting Estonian readers with Russian literary life<\/span><\/span><\/span>), 2014 (for the novel \u041c\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043e\u0440\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043b\u0435\u0431\u0435\u0434\u044c<\/span><\/span><\/span> \u2013 \u2018Marble Swan\u2019) and in 2017 (for the novel \u041f\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0447\u043d\u0430\u044f \u043b\u044e\u0431\u043e\u0432\u044c \u2013 \u2018Love on Border\u2019).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2011, Jelena Skulskaja was awarded the Order of the White Star, Class 4.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

L. P. (Translated by I. A.)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Books in Russian<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poetry<\/em><\/strong>
\u0413\u043b\u0430\u0432\u0430 \u0434\u0432\u0430\u0434\u0446\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0448\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0430\u044f<\/strong>: \u0441\u0442\u0438\u0445\u0438. \u0422\u0430\u043b\u043b\u0438\u043d: \u042d\u044d\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0440\u0430\u0430\u043c\u0430\u0442, 1978. 66 cmp.
\u041d\u0435\u0438\u0437\u0432\u0435\u0441\u0442\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u0445\u0443\u0434\u043e\u0436\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0443<\/strong>: \u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0430\u044f \u043a\u043d\u0438\u0433\u0430 \u0441\u0442\u0438\u0445\u043e\u0432. \u0422\u0430\u043b\u043b\u0438\u043d\u043d: \u042d\u044d\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0440\u0430\u0430\u043c\u0430\u0442, 1980. 68 cmp.
\u041f\u0435\u0441\u043d\u044f \u0433\u0440\u0438\u0444\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0432\u0435\u0442\u043a\u0438<\/strong>: \u0441\u0442\u0438\u0445\u0438. \u0422\u0430\u043b\u043b\u0438\u043d: \u042d\u044d\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0440\u0430\u0430\u043c\u0430\u0442, 1984. 63 cmp.
\u0412 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0441\u0447\u0435\u0442\u0435 \u043d\u0430 \u0431\u043e\u043b\u044c<\/strong>. \u041c\u043e\u0441\u043a\u0432\u0430: \u0418\u041a\u041f\u0410; \u0422\u0430\u043b\u043b\u0438\u043d\u043d: \u042d\u0441\u0442\u043f\u0440\u0435\u0441\u0441, 1991. 186 cmp.
\u041d\u0430 \u0441\u043c\u0435\u0440\u0442\u044c \u0444\u0438\u043a\u0443\u0441\u0430<\/strong>: \u0438\u0437 \u043f\u044f\u0442\u0438 \u043a\u043d\u0438\u0433 [\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0445\u0438]. \u0422\u0430\u043b\u043b\u0438\u043d\u043d: \u0410\u043d\u0442\u0435\u043a-\u0421, 1996. 189 cmp.
\u0414\u043e \u0432\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435\u0447\u0438 \u0432 \u0440\u0430\u044e<\/strong>: \u0441\u0442\u0438\u0445\u0438 \u0438 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0432\u043e\u0434\u044b. \u0422\u0430\u043b\u043b\u0438\u043d\u043d: Varrak, 2011. 183 cmp.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Novels<\/em><\/strong>
\u041e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u043a\u0440\u044b\u043b\u044b\u0439 \u0440\u043e\u044f\u043b\u044c; \u0420\u044b\u0431\u044b \u0441\u043f\u044f\u0442 \u0441 \u043e\u0442\u043a\u0440\u044b\u0442\u044b\u043c \u0440\u0442\u043e\u043c<\/strong> [\u0440\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043d\u044b]. \u0422\u0430\u043b\u043b\u0438\u043d\u043d: Antek, 2000. 394 cmp.
\u041c\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043e\u0440\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043b\u0435\u0431\u0435\u0434\u044c<\/strong>: \u0434\u0435\u0442\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0440\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043d. \u041c\u043e\u0441\u043a\u0432\u0430: \u0412\u0440\u0435\u043c\u044f, 2015. 286 cmp.
\u041f\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0447\u043d\u0430\u044f \u043b\u044e\u0431\u043e\u0432\u044c<\/strong>: \u0440\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043d. Tallinn: Originaalne Keskus, 2019. 175 cmp.
\u0421\u0430\u043c\u0441\u043e\u043d \u0432\u044b\u0445\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442 \u0438\u0437 \u043f\u0430\u0440\u0438\u043a\u043c\u0430\u0445\u0435\u0440\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0439<\/strong>: \u0440\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043d. \u0422\u0430\u043b\u043b\u0438\u043d\u043d: Originaalne Keskus, 2020. 144 cmp.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Short prose<\/em><\/strong>
\u0417\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u043a\u0438 \u043a N\u2026<\/strong> [\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043b\u043b\u044b \u0438 \u043f\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0438]. \u0422\u0430\u043b\u043b\u0438\u043d\u043d: \u0410\u043d\u0442\u0435\u043a-\u0421, 1996. 250 cmp.
\u0415\u0432\u0430 \u043d\u0430 \u0448\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0435<\/strong>. \u0422\u0430\u043b\u043b\u0438\u043d\u043d: Antek, 2005. 302 cmp.
\u201e\u041b\u044e\u0431\u043e\u0432\u044c\u201c \u0438 \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433\u0438\u0435 \u0440\u0430\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0430\u0437\u044b \u043e \u043b\u044e\u0431\u0432\u0438<\/strong>. Tallinn: Meie Raamat, 2008. 363 cmp.
\u041d\u0435 \u0441\u0442\u043e\u0439 \u043f\u043e\u0434 \u043d\u0435\u0431\u043e\u043c\u2026<\/strong> \u041c\u043e\u0441\u043a\u0432\u0430: \u041c\u0418\u041a, 2015. 285 cmp.<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\u041c\u0430\u043b\u044c\u0447\u0438\u0448\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u043c\u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c<\/strong>. \u041c\u043e\u0441\u043a\u0432\u0430: \u0424\u043b\u043e\u0431\u0435\u0440\u0438\u0443\u043c, 2022. 279 lk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essays<\/em><\/strong>
\u041a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u0440\u043e\u043c\u0438\u0441\u0441 \u043c\u0435\u0436\u0434\u0443 \u0436\u0438\u0437\u043d\u044c\u044e \u0438 \u0441\u043c\u0435\u0440\u0442\u044c\u044e: \u0421\u0435\u0440\u0433\u0435\u0439 \u0414\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0432 \u0432 \u0422\u0430\u043b\u043b\u0438\u043d\u0435 \u0438 \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433\u0438\u0435 \u0432\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435\u0447\u0438<\/strong>. \u041c\u043e\u0441\u043a\u0432\u0430: \u041a\u043e\u041b\u0438\u0431\u0440\u0438, 2018. 268 cmp.<\/span><\/span><\/span>
4 \u0441\u044e\u0436\u0435\u0442<\/strong>. \u0422\u0430\u043b\u043b\u0438\u043d\u043d: Originaalne Keskus O\u00dc, 2023. 320 lk.
\u041b\u044e\u0431\u043e\u0432\u044c \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435 \u0447\u0435\u0442\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0442\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0441\u044e\u0436\u0435\u0442\u0430 : 48 \u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0439<\/strong>. \u041c\u043e\u0441\u043a\u0432\u0430: \u0424\u043b\u043e\u0431\u0435\u0440\u0438\u0443\u043c : RUGRAM, 2024. 417 lk.
\u0422\u0430\u0439\u043d\u044b \u0428\u0435\u043a\u0441\u043f\u0438\u0440\u0430, \u043a\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0440\u044b\u0435 \u043e\u043d \u0445\u043e\u0442\u0435\u043b \u0432\u044b\u0434\u0430\u0442\u044c<\/strong>. \u041c\u043e\u0441\u043a\u0432\u0430: \u0424\u043b\u043e\u0431\u0435\u0440\u0438\u0443\u043c, 2025. 201 lk.
\u0428\u0435\u043a\u0441\u043f\u0438\u0440 \u0438 \u0435\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0437\u0440\u0430\u043a\u0438<\/strong>. Tallinn: Originaalne Keskus O\u00dc, 2025. 191 lk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Criticism<\/em><\/strong>
\u0413\u043b\u0430\u0437\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0437\u0435\u0439: \u0441\u043e\u0432\u0440\u0435\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043d\u0430\u044f \u044d\u0441\u0442\u043e\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u043b\u0438\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0440\u0430 \u0432 \u0441\u0432\u0435\u0442\u0435 \u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u043e\u044e\u0437\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u043a\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0438<\/strong>. \u0422\u0430\u043b\u043b\u0438\u043d\u043d: \u042d\u044d\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0440\u0430\u0430\u043c\u0430\u0442, 1981. 504 cmp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Books in Estonian<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Novels<\/em><\/strong>
Meie emad ostsid asju, et ei tuleks s\u00f5da<\/strong>. Tallinn: Varrak, 2013. 131 lk.
Marmorluik<\/strong>: lapsep\u00f5lveromaan. Tartu: Petrone Print, 2015. 256 lk.
Piiriarmastus<\/strong>: romaan. Tallinn: Originaalne Keskus, 2019. 157 lk. \u00a0
Simson lahkub juuksuri juurest<\/strong>: romaan. Tallinn: Originaalne Keskus, 2020. 132 lk.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Short prose<\/em><\/strong>
Ga Dong Tao<\/strong>. Jutud. Toimetanud ja t\u00f5lkinud Ingrid Velbaum-Staub. Tallinn: Originaalne Keskus, 2022. 312 lk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essays<\/em><\/strong>
Vene rulett<\/strong> [ajalehes \u201cAktivist\/KesKus\u201d aastatel 1999\u20132001 ilmunud esseed]. Tallinn: Eesti-Kambod\u017ea S\u00f5prus\u00fching, 2002. 118 lk.
Siilid udus: okkaline vaim ja tema v\u00f5im: tekste 60ndate vene kultuuriloost<\/strong>. Tallinn: KesKus, 2006. 187 lk.
Armastus vene kirjanduses<\/strong>: kaksk\u00fcmmend neli lugu lugejalt. Tallinn: KesKus, 2018, 199 lk.<\/span><\/span><\/span>
4 s\u00fc\u017eee<\/strong>. Toimetanud ja koostanud Juku-Kalle Raid, t\u00f5lkinud Juku-Kalle Raid, Peeter Villmann, Jaana Porila ja Ene-Maris Tali. Tallinn: Originaalne Keskus O\u00dc, 2023. 303 lk.
Shakespeare\u2019i kummitused<\/strong>. T\u00f5lkinud Ingrid Velbaum-Staub. Tallinn: Originaalne Keskus O\u00dc, 2025. 191 lk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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