Elena Kostioukovitch travelled to Panama to present her book “Why Italians Love to Talk About Food”, as part of the Semana de la Gastronomía Italiana (Week of Italian Gastronomy), on 21 November 2017, at Sociedad Italiana de Panama. >>

On 19 May 2017, in Varna, on the occasion of the grand opening of the touristic season, in partnership with Varna Radio, National Radio and Television of Bulgaria, there was a presentation of the Bulgarian edition of Elena Kostioukovitch’s book “Why italians love to talk about food”, published by Avliga Books in Sofia. >>

A commemorative plaque in honor of Grigory Benyaminovich Konstantinovsky, killed in the years of mass repression – grand-grandfather of Elena Kostioukovitch – has been affixed in Kiev on May 5, 2017. >>

Elena Kostioukovitch made an interview for site “24tv.ua”, explaining what her travel to Kiev meant for her, what her generation has been deprived of by the Sovietic repression machine and why we can never forget about it. >>

Elena Kostioukovitch is Russian and she not only translated Umberto Eco’s novels into her language. She is also the author of “Why Italians Love to Talk About Food”, a book whose foreword has been written with pleasure by Umberto Eco himself. >>

Able to laugh even about his own funniness, Umberto Eco passed away just in time – suggests the translator of his works, author of this text – to avoid the troubles of senility; he leaves us a work which is truly indispensable. >>

Elena Kostioukovitch’s book is an enchanting trip through geography and taste, to find out about history, culture and customs of Italy. >>

The Russian translator and author of her own literary work, took her literary language from the great Italian writers; the advice given to her by Umberto Eco… >>