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Dina Rubina

b. 1953

Russian-Israeli writer

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Born 1953. Dina Rubina is an Israeli and Russian writer, screenwriter and editing staff.

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 Ma’aleh 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 “disgusted by violence and attacks on a neighboring state, and any annexation of foreign territory is disgusting.”

In 2025, speaking in support of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, she said that Israel has “the right to cleanse Gaza and turn it into just a parking lot” and to "dissolve all [Gazans] in hydrochloric acid”, because “there are no innocent civilians there.” Following her statements, her scheduled appearances in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Georgia were canceled. Additionally, the Presidium of the urged authorities to examine Rubina’s statements from a legal standpoint and called on media outlets to cease collaboration with the writer.

Published works

Novels 1996 — («Вот идёт Мессия!») 1998 — The last wild boar from the forests of Pontevedra («Последний кабан из лесов Понтеведра») 2004 — The Syndicate («Синдикат») 2006 — Sunny side of the Street(«На солнечной стороне улицы») 2008 — («Почерк Леонардо») , 978-5-699-27369-0, 3 more editions 2009 — White dove of Cordova («Белая голубка Кордовы»), , 2 more editions 2010 — Petrushka's Syndrome («Синдром Петрушки»). 2014 — Russian Canary. Book 1. Zheltukhin («Русская канарейка». Кн. 1, «Желтухин»). 2014 — Russian Canary. Book 2. Voice («Русская канарейка». Кн. 2, «Голос»). 2014 — Russian Canary. Book 3. Prodigal Son («Русская канарейка». Кн. 3, «Блудный сын»). 2017 — Female Wind («Бабий ветер»). 2018 — Napoleon's convoy. Book 1. Rowan Wedge, also translated as Napoleon's Supply Train («Наполеонов обоз». Кн. 1, «Рябиновый клин»). 2019 — Napoleon's convoy. Book 2. White Horses («Наполеонов обоз». Кн. 2, «Белые лошади»). 2019 — Napoleon's Convoy. Book 3. Angel's Bugle («Наполеонов обоз». Кн. 3, «Ангельский рожок»). 2020 — Lonely Writing Person («Одинокий пишущий человек»). 2021 — Maniac Gurevich («Маньяк Гуревич»).

Short stories 1980 — «Когда же пойдёт снег…?» 1982 — «Дом за зелёной калиткой» 1987 — «Отворите окно!» 1990 — «Двойная фамилия» 1994 — «Один интеллигент уселся на дороге» 1996 — «Уроки музыки» 1997 — «Ангел конвойный» 1999 — «Высокая вода венецианцев» 1999 — «Астральный полёт души на уроке физики» 2002 — «Глаза героя крупным планом» 2002 — «Воскресная месса в Толедо» 2002 — «Во вратах твоих» 2003 — «Несколько торопливых слов любви» 2004 — «Наш китайский бизнес» 2008 — «Астральный полёт души на уроке физики» 2008 — «Итак, продолжаем!..» 2008 — «Мастер-тарабука» 2008 — «Чужие подъезды» 2008 — «Холодная весна в Провансе» 2008 — «Камера наезжает!..» повесть 2009 — «Любка» 2010 — «Миф сокровенный…». Издательство: Эксмо, твёрдый переплёт, 432 с., тираж 4000 экз., 2010 — «Больно только когда смеюсь». Издательство: Эксмо, ; 2010 г. 2010 — «Адам и Мирьям». Авторский сборник. Издательство: Эксмо, твёрдый переплёт, 416 с., тираж: 4000 экз., 2010 — «Фарфоровые затеи» 2011 — «Душегубица» 2012 — «Окна»

Essays 1999 — «Под знаком карнавала» «Я — офеня» «Я не любовник макарон, или кое-что из иврита» Call me! («Позвони мне, позвони!») «Дети» (Children) «А не здесь вы не можете не ходить?!» 2001 - What to do? («Чем бы заняться?») Mein pijak in weisse kletka («Майн пиджак ин вайсе клетка…») Jerusalem bus («Иерусалимский автобус») Afterwords («Послесловие к сюжету»)

English translations "The Blackthorn" is a story from Lives in Transit, Ardis Publishers, 1995.

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State Conservatory of Uzbekistan
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Who is Dina Rubina?

Russian-Israeli writer

When was Dina Rubina born?

Dina Rubina was born on 19 September 1953 in Tashkent.

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Dina Rubina is a writer, screenwriter and editing staff.

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Dina Rubina is Israeli and Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Dina Rubina

· Wikidata: Q293136

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