Editor-in-chief of scientific journal Gostinaya
PresidentofORLITA(Union of Russian writers of America)
Poet, prose writer, philologist
Member of the Editorial Board of The 45th parallelliterary almanac (Philadelphia, PA, USA)
e-mail: vzubarev@sas.upenn.edu
https://www.sas.upenn.edu/~vzubarev/
Education and Degrees
Ph.D.in Philology
Diploma: Odessa State University, Philology Faculty
Academic title: Professor, University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA, USA)
Research interests
- Theory of dramatic genres
- Chekhov’s dramaturgy
- Art of decision-making (in literature, films and chess)
Awards
Bella Akhmadulina International Prize Laureate (2012)
Konstantin Paustovsky Prize (2010)
BOOKS & COLLECTIONS:
The Other Shore: Slavic And East European Culture Abroad. Past and Present. Charles Schlaks: California, 2012. Editor.
Quantum Works in the Planet of Arts. UK: Paraphilia, 2010. Editor.
About Angels: A Treatise. Translated into German by Kirstin Breitenfellner. Graphics by Ernst Neizvestny. Switzerland: PanoVerlog, 2003
About Angels, About God, About Poetry: A Treatise. Livingston Press, 2002.
A Concept of Dramatic Genre and the Comedy of a New Type. Chess, Literature, and Film. Carbondale & Edwardsville: Southern Illinois University Press, 2002.
A Systems Approach to Literature: Mythopoetics of Chekhov’s Four Major Plays. Westport Ct. : Greenwood Press, 1997.
Prince Igor’ In Search Of Glory: A Poem About Poem. Tenafly, N.J.: Hermitage. Publishers, 1996