Dmitry Bavilsky

Dmitry Vladimirovich Bavilsky (; 19 January 1969 – 17 February 2026) was a Russian writer, literary critic, and journalist. Some of the novels he wrote, included The Library of Babel, The Nightshade Family, The Potato Eaters, Gagarin's Last Love, and The Red Dot.

Early life Bavilsky was born in Chelyabinsk on 19 January 1969.

Career Bavilsky was working as a deputy editor-in-chief of the magazine Uralskaya Nov from 1995 to 1999. He also worked as a supervisor at the , and headed Vzglyad publications. His articles appeared in Literaturnaya Gazeta and Nezavisimaya Gazeta; as well as in magazines including Znamya, Oktyabr, and . He was a private correspondent and editor for the Russian edition of The Art Newspaper from 2014 to 2017, and for from 2001 to 2012.

Death Bavilsky died at a hospital on 17 February 2026, at the age of 57.