Lada Luzina

Vladislava Kucherova (Ukrainian: ; born 21 October 1972), better known by the pen name Lada Luzina (Ukrainian: ), is a Ukrainian author and former journalist. Nicknamed the "Kyiv Witch", she writes novels in Russian within the crime and fantasy genres.

Biography Luzina was born on 21 October 1972 in Kyiv, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. Her parents divorced when she was four years old. |multiline=yes Eventually, she began to user her mother's maiden name, Luzina, as a pseudonym. She began her book career in 2002, when she self-published her first book, My Lolita.

The publisher originally announced that the third and final book of the series, The Master's Recipe, was planned to be released in the fall of 2011. The first eight chapters of the book were uploaded onto Luzina's website, but by 2014, the book had still not been published. Instead, three different novels from the series were released in 2011.

Personal views

Russia Luzina has stated that Ukraine, Belarus and Russia all come from Kievan Rus', and has called Russia "Ukraine's daughter."

Awards and honors Luzina's book Shot at the Opera, the second in her "Witches of Kyiv" series, was awarded “Best Ukrainian Book” in 2008. In 2012, she was included in the ranking of the top 30 most successful writers of Ukraine, according to the magazine Focus. In 2012, the writer received the literary award.

Selected bibliography My Lolita (Russian: ) — Kharkiv: , 2002 — I Am a Witch! (Russian: ) —Kharkiv: Folio, 2003. — How I was a Scandalous Journalist (Russian: ) — Kharkiv: Folio, 2004 — Sex and the City of Kyiv (Russian: ) — Kharkiv: Folio, 2004 — My Corpse (Russian: ) — Kharkiv: Folio, 2009. — Zhadan S. V. (Russian: Жадан С. В. Палата No.7) — Kharkiv: Folio, 2013.—

"Kiev Witches" series

Sword and Cross (Russian: ) — Kharkiv: Folio, 2005 — Shot at the Opera (Russian: ) — Kharkiv: Folio, 2007 — Save the Emperor!, Book 1 (Russian: ) — Kharkiv: Folio, 2011 — Master's Recipe. Save the Emperor!, Book 2 (Russian: ) — Kharkiv: Folio, 2011 — Dream Princess (Russian: ) — Kharkiv: Folio, 2011 — Nikola Wet (Russian: ) — Kharkiv: Folio, 2011 — Angels of the Abyss (Russian: ) — Kharkiv: Folio, 2011 — Stone Guest (Russian: ) — Kharkiv: Folio, 2011 — Ice Princess (Russian: ) — Kharkiv: Folio, 2015 — Shadow of the Demon (Russian: ) — Kharkiv: Folio, 2016 — Jack the Ripper from Khreshchatyk (Russian: ) — Kharkiv: Folio, 2018 — Demons from Vladimirskaya Gorka (Russian: ) — Kharkiv: Folio, 2020 —

Books about Ukraine

Magical Kyiv (Russian: ) — Kharkiv: Folio, 2016 — Legends of Kyiv (Russian: ) — Kharkiv: Folio, 2016 — Wonders of Kyiv (Russian: ) — Kharkiv: Folio, 2016 — Increible Kyiv (Russian: ) — Kharkiv: Folio, 2018 — Ukrainian Women's Magic Traditions (Russian: ) — Kharkiv: Folio, 2018 — ; English version: Glagoslav Distribution, 2020 —

Children's books

Good Tales About Christmas Toys (Russian: ) — Kharkiv: Folio, 2012 — Tale of the Light Bulb (Russian: ) — Kharkiv: Folio, 2013 — The Story of the Christmas Tree (Russian: )— Kharkiv: Folio, 2013 —

Screen adaptations In 2007 and 2008, the Ukrainian and Russian films Masha and the Sea (Masha i more) were released based on the story of the same name from Luzina's book I am a witch!