Alexandra Kryuchkova. About the author. In English

L. Ya. Reznik, “Alexandra Kryuchkova? Remember the name!”

“You can’t see faces face to face.
Big things are seen in the distance…”
S. A. Yesenin

The poet and writer Alexandra Kryuchkova is an unusual person, worthy of respect and attention of the general public. I have been following her work for a long time, since she started to post her texts on the Internet  in 2001, and the author has greatly grown up. Amazing prose has appeared, some poems are deleted, many poems are rewritten, because Alexandra is constantly working on the Word, being a vivid example of those who passed a thorny path to the Literary Olympus, but never became famous in their country for a banal reason — the lack of contacts and money. As for me, I like her works, they are non-standard, philosophically deep, metaphysical, but accessible to almost everyone. Of course, my article is just a drop in the ocean of information, however, sooner or later, «water dripping day by day wears the hardest rock away», it will play its role as well.

Alexandra Andreevna Kryuchkova  (maiden Beskova, born on April 05, 1976, in Moscow) is Russian poet and mystic writer, Honored Writer of the Moscow City Organization of the Union of Writers of Russia (hereinafter in Russian abbreviation as MGO SPR ), laureate of international awards in the field of literature, state scholarship holder in the category «outstanding figures of culture and art of the Russian Federation». Seminarian of E.B. Rein  and nominee for Nobel Prize award in literature 2023 [1—3, 19, 24, 171, 205—208, 223—225, 232, 234].

Member of the Union of Writers of Russia (since 2009), the Union of Literary people of Russia (2010—2013), the Russian Authors’ Society, the Union of Writers of the 21st   century (since 2011), the International Guild of Writers (Germany, 2011—2015), the International Association of Citizens of Art «M.A.G.I.» (Spain, since 2009), the Regional Public Foundation for the Promotion of Contemporary Poetry «Svetoch» (since 2007), the Open Literary Club «Response» (since 2008), etc. [2, 6, 205, 206, 223].

Author of more than 30 books, one of the few poets and writers of the 21st century, published during their lifetime at the expense of publishing houses, as well as in the status newspapers and magazines of the «Gorky Media» and the Reading Hall, such as «Children of Ra», «Zinziver», «Futurum ART», «Persona +», «Russian Bell», «Slovesnost», «Literary News», «Poetograd», anthology «M.A.G.I.», «The 45th parallel», etc., «Children of Ra» winner 2023 [2, 4—18, 107, 202, 211—213, 217, 220, 222, 223, 227, 232, 233, 238—240].

Among her awards: the order decoration of the Saint Anastasia by the Russian Imperial House «for the contribution to Russian culture», the medal «for the 200th anniversary of M. Y. Lermontov» by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the medal «for valorous labor» by Moscow Government, the orders «for contribution to the literature of Russia of the 21st century» and «for contribution to education» by MGO SPR, the order «Serving Arts» by Non-commercial Partnership «Literary Republic», «Leonardo» and «Writers of the 21st century» 2024 by the Union of Writers of the 21st century and others [2, 19, 20—26, 171, 204, 221, 223, 225, 236, 237].

The great-granddaughter of Viktor Ivanovich Glinsky-Safronov  on the paternal line (her grandmother, Militsa Viktorovna Beskova (Glinskaya), is the eldest daughter of V. I. Glinsky-Safronov). Included in the all-Russian list of Nobility of the Imperial House of Romanov [2, 27, 192, 205, 223, 225].

After the tragic death of her father (Andrey Petrovich Beskov, August 24, 1980) and mother (Tatiana Ivanovna Beskova (maiden Lipatova), December 21, 1988) and until 1993, Alexandra lived with her mother’s parents (Ivan Stepanovich and Tamara Ivanovna Lipatov). She graduated from the ordinary school No. 434 (now No. 1362), the parochial school at the Epiphany Cathedral (Yelokhovo) of the Patriarch Alexey II, the music school No. 73 (the piano), learned to play the guitar, painting in various techniques, got two higher educations with honors and state diplomas (linguistic and financial-economic). She made a successful career in business early enough, heading one of the largest furniture factories in Russia, visited more than 55 countries while traveling around the world. Concentrated on creativity, since 2012 she has been working in the field of book publishing (including the «EKSMO-AST» holding) [2, 28, 29, 173, 200, 223, 225].

Alexandra began writing prose and poetry at the age of 10, but the first publications appeared only in 2007 in collective editions of the «Library of Modern Poetry» series by Larisa Kuzminskaya [171], and the first individual book of poems «On the Road to the Sky» was published by «West Consulting» publishing house in early 2008 thanks to the poet and writer Eugeny Stepanov  [192]. The book was submitted for consideration to Sergey Makarenkov , the founder and CEO of the «RIPOL Classic» publishing house, and it marked the beginning of fruitful cooperation: a collection of selected poems «Marina. Anna. Alexandra» was published in 2009, and then the shelves of book stores were decorated with «A Scream to the Unanswered», «The Queen of Poets», «White Dance», «Don’t Give Me to Others», as well as with the novels in the «Playing Another Reality» series and others [30—40, 147, 173, 199, 223].

The first performance of Alexandra Kryuchkova in front of the public took place at an outdoor event of the Internet poetry community Stihi.ru in summer 2003 (at Lipki House). Since 2005 Alexandra actively performed in the museums and libraries of Moscow and St. Petersburg, organized charity events, including «Books for the orphanage!», held literary events at schools and universities, participated in concerts and shows for children, including ones with Natalia Osipova at the «Russian World» radio station (Foundation «Russkiy Mir», program «Cultural layer»), was awarded many diplomas, certificates and thanks letters [2, 19, 22, 41, 42, 171, 223, 225, 243].

In 2009, she was admitted to the Union of Writers of Russia (membership card of the Moscow City Organization No. M-4555 dated May 25, 2009, new membership card of the Union of Writers of Russia No. 3303/77 dated March 24, 2020), and then to the Union of Literary people of Russia and other literary organizations [2, 43, 223].

The conquest of the Literary Olympus began with performances and victories of Alexandra in the salons of the Russian Literary Club, headed by N.V. Nikiforova, in the «Doolin House» on Old Arbat (Stary Arbat street) and at the Russian State Library for the Arts on Kuznetsky Most (competition «Love Confession» for the verse «Yes! I dared!») [2, 19, 44, 45, 171, 223]; in the Bard Art Club «CoffeeMax», headed by Tatyana Yeremina, and in the «Grouse’s Nest» («The Highest Recognition of Talent» in the nominations «The Word!» and «The Most Romantic Song of the Year» 2010 for the romance «Don’t give me to others») [2, 19, 46, 47, 171, 199, 223].

Alexandra is a laureate of the «Gallery of Selected Poems» competition, organized by MGO SPR, in the following nominations:

· «Soul’s Philosophy» O. Mandelstam, 2009 [2, 6, 48, 223],
· «Female Cosmos» M. Tsvetaeva, 2010 [2, 49, 223],
· «Great Country» S. Yesenin, 2011 [2, 50, 223],
· «I am a citizen» V. Mayakovsky, 2013 [2, 51, 223].

As many as three publications in the «Rabotnitsa» magazine can be compared with the first all-Russian recognition, because in the pre-Internet era the circulation of the magazine reached 12 million copies, and masters of modern literature were invited to its pages, so next to the «Poetry Notebook» of Kryuchkova one finds the prose of Tatyana Ustinova, Alexandra Marinina and Oleg Roy [2, 52—54, 223].

At the invitation of the Czech company Carte Blanche, with the participation of pianist Philipp Subbotin , director of the music school Gradus ad Parnassum at the Russian Center for Science and Culture in PRAGUE (CZECH REPUBLIC), Alexandra Kryuchkova gave a three-hour concert at the Kostel Panny Marie Snezne on April 11, 2010, followed by a video broadcast on Russian TV in Prague RUPR.CZ [2, 55, 56, 223, 225].

In September 2011, she was nominated by Eugeny Stepanov (head of the Union of Writers of the XXI century) to represent Russia at the III International POETRY FESTIVAL in HUNGARY, organized with the support of the International Cultural Artistic Foundation E.O.S. 2007, led by poet and translator Aaron Gaal . The festival with the performance of poets was held in three cities: Budapest, Szentendre and Isaszeg. According to the results of the performances, Alexandra Kryuchkova won the poetry competition and got the opportunity to be translated into Hungarian and published in Budapest free of charge. Her name is engraved on a memorial stone in the Park of Stars on the Walk of Fame in St. Andrew (Szentendre). For representing Russia at the III International Poetry Festival in Hungary in September 2011, she was awarded the order decoration of G. R. DERZHAVIN by MGO SPR. And after the release of the book «Ez a — Szerelem!» («This is Love!») with selected poems by A. Kryuchkova translated into Hungarian by A. Gaal, Alexandra got the international award of Hungary «NEW PLEIADES» 2012 for her merits in the field of literature and became the initiator of the literary project «Russia-Hungary» 2013, which included the edition of anthology of Russian contemporary poets translated into Hungarian «VISSZHANGOT HOZ A SZEL» 2013 («The Word Brought by the Wind») [2, 22, 55, 57—62, 199, 223, 225].

In December 2011, she participated in the film «New Faces of Modern Literature» by MGO SPR [19, 63, 171, 223].

In 2012—2014 and in 2020—2021, being the hostess of the MGO SPR weekly literary salon, held in the Central House of Writers, in the House-Museum of M. I. Tsvetaeva (Borisoglebsky lane, Moscow), in the «Alibi» and «Petrovich» clubs on Chistye Prudy, in the Bulgakov House (Museum-theater, Moscow, Bolshaya Sadovaya street, 10, 302 Bis), Alexandra made presentations of authors and books, as well as competitions, festivals, seminars for poets and writers and other literary events [2, 19, 22, 55, 64—66, 171, 192, 204, 223, 225, 242].

She was honored with thanking letters and diplomas for her contribution in cultural life by the Director of the Center for Parlamentarism at the Institute under the President of the Russian Federation, by the Head of the Cheryomushki District Administration (Moscow), the Administration of the Cheryomushki District, the Council of Deputies of the Cheryomushki District, the Prefecture of the South-West Administrative District (Moscow), by the Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Trans-Baikal Territory, Head of the Administration of the Aginsky Buryat District of the Trans-Baikal Territory, etc. [2, 19, 22, 171, 223].

Alexandra Kryuchkova repeatedly performed at literary festivals and book exhibitions in Moscow as an author of the «RIPOL Classic» publishing house (Red Square, All-Russian Exhibition Center, Sokolniki, 2009—2018), led a round table of MGO SPR as a part of the «New Faces of Modern Literature» 2012 project at the 25th International Book Fair in Moscow [2, 67, 223, 225].

She performed at the PARIS BOOK SALON 2012 (PARIS, FRANCE) at the stands of Rossotrudnichestvo, MGO SPR and on the big stage of the exhibition. There she met Viktor Erofeev , the writer, who highly appreciated her novel «The Book of Secret Knowledge», as one of the winners of the prose course at his seminar at the School of the Booker Laureates (Milan, March 2012) [2, 55, 68, 69, 223, 225].

In March 2012, for winning the competition at Eugeny Rein  course of poetry (the 1st place) at the SCHOOL of the BOOKER LAUREATES (MILAN, ITALY), Alexandra received the right to publish a book of her poems free of charge and was awarded the Golden Autumn order decoration after S. A. Yesenin by the MGO SPR [2, 55, 68, 69, 192, 196, 198, 199, 201, 223, 225].

There, in Milan, Alexandra also made a presentation on behalf of the Russian side at the Italian-Russian conference «New Russian Revolution», organized by the Italian publishing house Edizioni SPIRALI, Mr. Armando Verdiglione  and MGO SPR [2, 8, 55, 223].

In March 2012, she entered the short-list of the first national award the «POET of the YEAR» 2011. As Sergey Sibirtsev, member of the Great Jury, Chairman of the Club of Metaphysical Realism of the Central House of Writers, said about the results of the competition in an article of the newspaper «Private Correspondent», «I don’t mind if the administration somehow publishes my assessments of all participants in this literary marathon. I am very sorry that the strongest author Alexandra Kryuchkova did not get into the prize-winners. By the way, I predicted her for the second place…» [2, 71—74, 223, 225].

In June 2012, as a finalist of the «Poet of the Year» 2011, she was invited to the first program of «Evening Poems» on TV «EVENING MOSCOW» (06.06.2012), announced as «Battle of the Titans», the finalist of the award «Poet of the Year» 2011 Yuri Myshonkov and winners Olga Anikina and Dmitry Artis also took part in the program [2, 19, 75, 171, 199, 223, 225].

In June 2012, Alexandra took part in the Pushkin Readings at the Mikhailovskoye State Museum of A. S. Pushkin [2, 19, 171], and in the poetry readings of the «EVENING MOSCOW» newspaper at Patriarch’s Ponds in winter [19, 76, 223, 225].
In autumn 2012, according to the results of the performance on TV «CULTURE» in the program «Aloud. Poems about myself. How to rise above graphomania?» with Eugeny Rein  and Alexander Kushner  (October 13, 2012) Alexandra Kryuchkova was declared the winner [2, 19, 61, 77, 171, 199, 223, 225].

She took part also in the program «Longing for World Literature. Translations and originals in poetry» (shooting 22.10.2011) on TV «CULTURE» [2, 19, 78, 171, 223].

Repeatedly performed on the TV channel «DOVERIE» (Moscow, South-West and North-West Administrative Districts) in programs dedicated to the poetry and literature destiny in the Russian Federation [2, 19, 79—82, 171, 223, 225].
The initiator and presenter of the series of programs «New Faces of Modern Literature» on the ARTIST TV channel (National Project Group LLC, ARTIST TV and SMART TV, January — May 2013, 20 programs). In January 2013, the film «Alexandra Kryuchkova. The fate of the poet» was shown on ARTIST TV [2, 19, 83—95, 171, 223, 225].

In April 2013, she took another poetry course by Eugeny Rein at the MGO SPR [2, 55, 223].

On May 25, 2013, Alexandra Kryuchkova won the competition «KING OF POETS» 2013 MGO SPR, the final stage was held in the Great Hall of the Central House of Writers. She was invited to the radio station of the «Russian World» Foundation («Russkiy Mir»), to the Literary Lounge of Dmitry Silkan for the program «The Queen of Poets». In 2014, the «RIPOL Classic» published her poetry book with the same title («The Queen of Poets») [2, 19, 33, 55, 96—98, 171, 179, 223, 225].
In August 2013, Alexandra participated in the festival «RUSSIA-BULGARIA. I love this world» (VARNA, BULGARIA), including holding a poetry seminar for children in the sanatorium health complex «Kamchia» and readings at the Union of Bulgarian Writers, where she met the legendary Bulgarian poet and translator Elka Nyagolova , who had translated poems by Kryuchkova into Bulgarian in 2012 [2, 55, 99—101, 171, 223, 225, 231].

According to the decision of the State Museum Complex after M. I. Tsvetaeva in Yelabuga management, Alexandra Kryuchkova, winner of the MGO SPR competition after M. I. TSVETAEVA «Tsvetaeva’s bonfires» 2013, received the right to light the 11th Tsvetaeva’s bonfire in Yelabuga on October 5, 2013, and to open poetry readings. The event was widely covered in the Mass Media by «Tatmedia», MSPS and others. Alexandra visited Tsvetaeva’s bonfire in Yelabuga once more, in 2020, as the head of MGO SPR delegation of poets and was awarded the medal in honor of Marina Tsvetaeva «Tsvetaeva’s bonfires» [2, 25, 55, 102—106, 179, 199, 203, 223, 225].

A. Kryuchkova is one of five winners of:

· the «BEST PEN OF RUSSIA» 2012 (magazine «Russian Bell» the Foundation «Literary Center of Peter Proskurin», according to the results of publications) honored with the nameplated statuette «Feather» [2, 19, 223, 225],

· the «BEST POETS and WRITERS of RUSSIA» 2013 (MGO SPR), honored with the nameplated statuette «Golden Pen» [2, 25, 223, 225],

· the national «HERITAGE» 2014, honored with the nameplated statuette «Golden Pen» and the commemorative medal «Jubilee of the National Feat» (Russian Imperial House together with Russian Union of Writers) [2, 55, 108—110, 204, 223, 225].

· the «BEST POETS and WRITERS of RUSSIA. Author of the month» January 2023 (National literary portal «Izba-Chitalna») [210, 223, 225].

· the «NATIONAL LITERARY AWARD» 2023, nomination «Discovery of the year» (National literary portal “Izba-Chitalna”) [235].

Head of the official MGO SPR delegation of writers at:

· LONDON BOOK FAIR 2013 [2, 55, 111, 223, 225],

· RUSSIA-ITALY 2014 literary festival (Bari — Monopoli — Matera — Grassano), widely covered in Russian and Italian media [2, 55, 112—117, 223, 225].

Several books of poems by A. Kryuchkova were marked with victories in the competitions, organized by MGO SPR:

· «A SCREAM to the UNANSWERED» — «To shine always» 2010 after V. Mayakovsky (MGO SPR), «Tsvetaeva’s bonfires» 2013 after M. Tsvetaeva (MGO SPR, NP «Literary Republic») [2, 6, 25, 55, 118, 179, 199, 203, 223, 225].

· «ANGEL on the STREET / MOON CAT / MY FAVORITE POEMS» — «The Best book of the Year» 2011—2013, honored with the decoration «Silver Cross» (MGO SPR), «We only dream about peace» after A. Blok (MGO SPR), «The Orthodox Soul» 2022 (MGO SPR, NP «Literary Republic») [2, 119, 122, 178, 182, 200, 204, 214, 223, 225].

· «SHADOW of a BIRD / MARINA. ANNA. ALEXANDRA» — «The Hero of Our Time» 2013 after M. Lermontov in the nomination «Poetry» (MGO SPR) [2, 120, 223, 225].

· «ASTRAL DATING COFFEE HOUSE / The QUEEN of POETS» — «The Best Book of the Year» 2012—2014 in the nomination «Starry verse», «The Book of the 21st century» in the nomination after Igor Severyanin 2022 (MGO SPR, NP «Literary Republic») [2, 121, 178—180, 209, 223, 225].

· «A LONELY WITCH wishes to get acquainted» — «The Best Book of the Year» 2022 in A. Akhmatova nomination «Worlds of Poets», «Chair ¹13» after Il. Ilf & E. Petrov 2022 (MGO SPR, NP «Literary Republic») [176, 178, 197, 216, 223, 225].

· «MOSCOW — Saint-PETERSBURG, then — everywhere» — «Golden Autumn» 2022 after S. Yesenin (MGO SPR), the «POET of the 21st century» in Joseph Brodsky nomination 2022, (MGO SPR, NP «Literary Republic»), diploma of Russia-Italy literature community “Dante Alighieri” 2024 [19, 178, 198, 201, 223, 225].

Alexandra Kryuchkova’s poems are recited in the film «Holy Russia» by Alexander Kulyamin  («Cinema 2000» company), filmed in 2016 and based on the book «Holy Russia. Voices of Russian poets», dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. The film was presented at the House of Russian Abroad named after Alexander Solzhenitsyn in Moscow on January 19, 2017 [2, 26, 70, 123, 124, 204, 223, 225].

In 2018, at the Nikolskaya Gallery, Alexandra won the «OPEN MICROPHONE» competition on the theme «This world is just a canvas!» with her verse «The Artist». The winner was determined by popular vote, the organizers of the competition were MGO SPR and Non-commercial Partnership «Literary Republic» [2, 223, 225].

On December 2, 2020 and February 10, 2021, Alexandra performed in the programs «Evening Poems» on TV «EVENING MOSCOW» (invited by Larisa Kuzminskaya and Valery Belov, the chief editor of the «Izba-Chitalna» National literary portal) [2, 19, 125, 126, 171, 223, 225].

On April 8, 2021, Alexandra presented her work as a mystic writer and poet, author of novels in the «Playing Another Reality» series, marked with many awards, in the program «Cultural layer» on TV «RUSSIAN WORLD» (Foundation «Russkiy Mir») [2, 19, 127, 171, 223, 225].

The books with her prose were awarded the following:

· «The BOOK of SECRET KNOWLEDGE» (novel, 2009—2011, more than 10 reprints, total circulation exceeds 10,000 copies): «The Book of the 21st century» in C. Castaneda nomination «The Path of Knowledge» (MGO SPR, NP «Literary Republic»), «Magical Realism of the 21st century» after C. Castaneda and G. I. Gurdjieff (Open Literary Club «Response»), «Living Word» 2015 after Elena Blavatskaya (Creative Union «Not indifference»), «The Best Book of the Year» 2008—2011 (MGO SPR), «Literary Olympus» 2011 (League of Writers of Eurasia) [2, 22, 24, 26, 128—133, 147, 173, 192, 223, 225].

· «GUARDIAN ANGEL» (novel, 2012—2014): «The Wings of the 21st century» in the nomination after O. Wilde (MGO SPR, NP «Literary Republic», 2021), «Silver Angel» 2015 after F. Sagan (Open Literary Club «Response»), «Literary Olympus» 2014 (League of Writers of Eurasia) [2, 22, 24, 26, 55, 128, 134, 135, 148, 192, 201, 223, 225].

· «CONFESSION of a GHOST» (novel, 2019—2021): «Life suffocates without a goal» 2021 after F. M. Dostoevsky (MGO SPR), «The Orthodox Soul» 2022 (MGO SPR, NP «Literary Republic»), «Russia-Greece. The 21st century» 2020 (NP «Literary Republic»), «Creator of the Worlds» 2019 after Daniil Andreev (Open Literary Club «Response») [2, 22, 24, 26, 55, 134, 136—140, 149, 177, 178, 192, 194, 223, 225].

· «A TRAP for a THOUGHT-FORM» (novel, 2020—2021): «Master» 2020 after M. Bulgakov (MGO SPR, NP «Literary Republic»), «Through the Looking Glass» 2022 after Lewis Carroll (Open Literary Club «Response») [2, 24, 26, 65, 66, 141—144, 150, 175, 192, 223, 225, 230].

· «The ISLAND of CHARON» (mystical thriller, 2021): «Ocean, wind, sand and stars» 2021 after A. de Saint-Exupery (Open Literary Club «Response»), «Another Reality» 2021 after Leonid and Daniil Andreev (Creative Center «Clouds of Inspiration»), «Case No…» 2021 after A. Hitchcock and «The Book of the XXI century» in the «Wings» nomination after A. de Saint-Exupery (MGO SPR, NP «Literary Republic»), «Running on the Waves» 2021 after Alexander Grin (Museums of A. S. Grin in Feodosia and Stary Krym) [2, 22, 26, 124, 128, 145, 146, 151, 172, 192—195, 223, 225].

· «TALES of GHOSTS» (collection of short stories, 1988—2022, including illustrated editions of «The Old Lantern’s Dreams», «Christmas on Kuznetsky bridge», etc.): «This is Love!» 2023 in O. Henry nomination (NP «Literary Republic», the Union of Writers of the 21st century), «The Golden Fish» 2022 (MGO SPR), «Writer of the 21st century» 2022 in N. Gogol nomination (MGO SPR, NP «Literary Republic»), «Tales for adults» 2022 after E. T. A. Hoffmann and H. Chr. Andersen (Open Literary Club «Response»), «Tales of the 21st century» 2022 in H. Chr. Andersen nomination, «Shadow of a Bird» 2021 after Edgar A. Poe and «Case No…» 2021 after A. Hitchcock (MGO SPR, NP «Literary Republic»), «Literary Olympus» 2012 (League of Writers of Eurasia) [2, 26, 69, 128, 144, 152, 178, 190—192, 215, 218, 219, 223, 225, 226, 228, 229].

Alexandra Kryuchkova is a laureate of the «WRITER of the 21st century» competition (MGO SPR, NP «Literary Republic») in Daniil ANDREEV nomination 2021 for her «Playing Another Reality» series [26, 128, 139, 223, 225].

The main novel of the series, «The Book of Secret Knowledge», is based on the film «Miracles of Healing» about Raisa Akhmetovna Mansurova and her colleague, scientist Petr Garyaev  (nominated for the Nobel Prize in medicine 2021). The film was shown on the 1st TV Channel of the Russian Federation on September 01, 2009, after the 9:00 p.m. news (Alexandra, being a student of R. A. Mansurova, took part in the film) [26, 129, 153, 173, 192, 223, 225].

In 2021, Alexandra, among the 12 laureates of the «POET of the 21st century» competition, was the winner in Boris PASTERNAK nomination (MGO SPR, NP «Literary Republic») [19, 128, 174, 181, 223, 225].

She worked on the JURY of literary competitions, including:

· «Cup of Russia on Artistic Creativity», Assembly of Arts, 2016. It’s a competition of readers of the All-Russian Festival of Debut Projects of Young Authors and Performers (European Art Union with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation) [2, 19, 22, 171, 223],

· «Slavic spring» 2015 and 2013 (Prefecture of the South-West Administrative District of Moscow, Administration of the Cheryomushki municipality, Council of Deputies) [2, 22, 154, 223],

· «Victory» 2013 («Poets of Moscow» with the support of the Department of Culture of the South-West Administrative District, Moscow) [2, 19, 155, 171, 223],

· «Creativity competition in local history» 2013 (South-East Administrative District, Moscow) [2, 19, 171, 223],

· «Russian Style» / «Russky Stil» 2014 (Germany, International Guild of Writers) [2, 19, 156, 171, 223],

· «Russia-Bulgaria. I love this world!» 2012 (Bulgaria, Union of Bulgarian Writers with MGO SPR) [2, 22, 55, 99, 101, 171, 223, 231].

Initiator and coordinator of the joint project MGO SPR and International Guild of Writers «RUSSIA-GERMANY. New Faces of Modern Literature» 2012, as well as the project «RUSSIA-GREECE. The 21st century» within the framework of the Cross Year of Language and Culture RUSSIA-GREECE 2019—2020 [2, 26, 55, 139, 157, 223].

The works of Alexandra Kryuchkova have been partially translated into the following languages:

• English [2, 158, 159, 183–188, 192, 228, 229, 241, 244-247],
• Italian [2, 160, 241, 248],
• German [2, 157],
• Greek [241],
• Bulgarian [2, 100],
• Hungarian [2, 61, 62, 161].

Her poems in Russian were published abroad in magazines «The New Renaissance» [2, 162—164] and «Russian Style» [2, 156] in Germany, in the magazine and newspaper of the international project of MediaGroup «Intelligent» by Sergey Pashkov [2, 165, 166]. In 2011 the author’s collection of poems «Without mask» was published in Germany (Stella Verlag publishing house) [2, 55, 167].

She is also awarded with MGO SPR commemorative medals: «55 years of the MGO SPR» (2009), A. S. Griboyedov (2009), A.P. Chekhov (2009), M. Y. Lermontov (2011), «60 years of MGO SPR» (2014), Iv. A. Bunin (2019), «The Motherland calls» (2020) and others [2, 6, 223].

I agree with Margarita Palshina, the journalist who wrote in the article for the Planet News in April 2020,

«Larisa Kuzminskaya, President of the Public Foundation for the promotion of contemporary poetry „SVETOCH“, at the literary salon on February 22, 2020, in Moscow, presented the poet and writer Alexandra Kryuchkova to the general public as a living classic. Of course, a writer, even appreciated during his lifetime by numerous victories on the Literary Olympus, is brought in the list of classics by time itself. However, in modern literature there are exceptional personalities, whose light is already noticeable now, whose works are a level higher than those published not only on social networks and on free publication platforms, but also the works of venerable authors of reputable literary magazines, because their words are infinitely alive and touch to the core, such as the prose and poetry of Alexandra Kryuchkova…» [168, 210].

In 2022, Alexandra Kryuchkova was nominated for the NOBEL PRIZE AWARD IN LITERATURE 2023 by two persons: Eugeny V. Stepanov , doctor of philology, poet, CEO & President of the Union of Writers of the XXI Century, and Vladimir G. Boyarinov , poet, Honored worker of culture of Russia, CEO of the Moscow City Organization of the Union of Writers of Russia [205—208, 223—225, 232, 234].

No doubts, Alexandra Kryuchkova is one of the brightest phenomena in the literature of the beginning of the 21st century, which, unfortunately, only our descendants will be able to fully appreciate, as Sergei Yesenin said, «You cannot see a face to face. Big things are seen in the distance».

Leonid Yakovlevich REZNIK,

Honored Worker of Culture of Russia,
Honored Writer of the Moscow City Organization
of the Union of Writers of Russia,
Director of GBUDO Moscow
Children’s School of Arts after Yu. S. Saulsky

Magazine “Literary Moscow”/ “Moskva Literaturnaya” No. 1, 2022
(ISNB 978-5-7949-0936-4)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09XBB2GXM
https://www.ozon.ru/context/detail/id/543235267/

Magazine “Futurum ART” No. 1 (52), 2022
https://reading-hall.ru/publication.php?id=31202
https://futurum-art.ru

“The Book of Memories” 2022
ISBN 978-5-7949-0958-6, M.: — Moscow City Organization of the Union of Writers of Russia, NP “Literary Republic”, 2022. — 238 p.


*****REFERENCES:

1. Website of Moscow City Organization of the Union of Writers of Russia.

2. Encyclopedia «Moscow City Organization of the Union of Writers of Russia. The beginning of the XXI century», catalog-reference book about the members of the Union, ISBN 978-5-7949-0884-8, M.: — MGO SPR, 2021 — 198 p.

3. Decision dated March 21, 2012 in accordance with Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 1904 dated November 12, 1993.

4. Magazine «Children of Ra» No. 11 (73), 2010, «Magic Word», Anthology of Poetry and Prose by the International Association of Citizens of Art (Spain).

5. Magazine «Children of Ra» No. 7 (69), 2010 (fragment of the novel «The Book of Secret Knowledge. Playing Another Reality»).

6. Magazine «Children of Ra» No. 11 (73), 2010, E.V. Stepanov, interview with A. Kryuchkova «Love does not require anything in return» about the novel «The Book of Secret Knowledge. Playing Another Reality».

7. Magazine «Persona Plus» No. 1, 2011 (pp. 51—62, chapter of the novel «The Book of Secret Knowledge. Playing Another Reality»).

8. Magazine «Russian Bell» No. 1—2, 2012, ISBN 978-5-905939-22-8, fragment of the novel «The Book of Secret Knowledge. Playing Another Reality», text of the report for the conference «New Russian Revolution» (Milan, Italy), selected poems, reviews of books by V. Shuvalov, L. Podolsky, S. Arshinov.

9. Almanac «Russian Bell» No. 1, 2012, ISBN 978-5-7949-0121-4.

10. Almanac «Russian Bell» No. 2, 2012, ISBN 978-5-905939-34-1.

11. Almanac «Russian Bell» No. 3, 2012, ISBN 978-5-905939-39-6.

12. Almanac «Russian Bell» No. 1, 2013, ISBN 978-5-905939-44-0.

13. Almanac «Slovesnost» 2012 (annex to the newspaper «MOL», «Prose and poetry by A. Kryuchkova. A mile to the end of the road», M.: — Union of Literary men of Russia, «Library of the newspaper MOL», 2012 — 204 p., illustrated, ISBN 978-5-86676-078-9).

14. Newspaper «Literary News» / «Literaturnye Izvestia» No. 6 (74), 2011, poems.

15. Newspaper «Literary News» / «Literaturnye Izvestia» No. 13 (43), 2010, poems.

16. Newspaper «Poetograd» No. 48 (99), 2013, poems.

17. «M.A.G.I.» 2010, Anthology (ISBN 978-5-91248-028-7), pp.155—160, pp.160—171, poems and fragments of the novel «The Book of Secret Knowledge».

18. Almanac «The 45th Parallel» No. 12 (108), April 21, 2009, No. 33 (201), November 21, 2011.

19. Newspaper «Poetograd» No. 5 (401), 2022, G. Arshinov, «A. Kryuchkova, 15 years in the literary sky!»

20. Letter No. 60 / Anast-2013, decree of October 22 / November 4, 2013, issued on the Feast of the Kazanskaya Icon of the Virgin Mary, H. I. V. Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna.

21. Order of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation dated June 10, 2014 No. 1068 «On the establishment of a commemorative medal „The 200th anniversary of M. Yu. Lermontov“.»

22. Newspaper «Poetograd» No. 3 (399), 2022, L. Koroleva, «Ocean, wind, sand and stars».

23. Order of the prefect of the South-East Administrative District of Moscow dated July 17, 2006 No. 1473 on the medal «For Valiant Labor».

24. Newspaper «Literary Newspaper» / «Literaturnaya Gazeta» No. 17 (6782) dated April 28, 2021, LG portfolio / marginal notes, V. Shiltzyn, «To have a look beyond the brink of Being».

25. Newspaper «Moscow writer» / «Moskovsky Literator» No. 7, April 2014, «The results of the literary competitions of the MGO SPR 2013».

26. Newspaper «Literary News» / «Literaturnye Izvestia» No. 2 (200), 2022, S. Bersenev, «Serving Another Reality».

27. Certificate of inclusion in the All-Russian List of Nobility on March 5, 2014 on the basis of Article 48 v. IX of the Code of Laws of the Russian Empire (ed. 1906), the certificate was issued in Moscow, March 10, 2014, by the Russian Imperial House of Romanovs.

28. Cyclopedia (Wikipedia). Author’s page on literary website.
http://cyclowiki.org/wiki/Êðþ÷êîâà_Àëåêñàíäðà_Àíäðååâíà
http://stihi.ru/avtor/kriuchkova

29. COSMOPOLITAN magazine, August 2005, p.156, A. Zaykina, interview with A. Kryuchkova «At half past midnight».

30. «On the Road to the Sky», ISBN 978-5-903321-30-8, M.: — West Consulting, 2008. — 356 p.

31. «Marina. Anna. Alexandra», ISBN 978-5-386-01090-4, M.: — RIPOL classic, 2009. — 192 p., illustrated by A. Kryuchkova.

32. «A Scream to the Unanswered», ISBN 978-5-386-01728-6, M.: — RIPOL classic, 2009. — 160 p., illustrated by A. Kryuchkova.

33. «The Queen of Poets», ISBN 978-5-386-07215-5, M.: — RIPOL classic, 2014. — 256 p.

34. «White Dance», ISBN 978-5-386-08250-5, M.: — RIPOL classic, 2015. — 280 p. («Poetry of the 21st century. Ascension/Ascenzione» series).

35. «Do not give me to others», ISBN 978-5-386-09767-7, M.: — RIPOL classic, 2017. — 536 p.

36. «Alice, or Playing Another Reality», ISBN 978-5-386-02698-1, M.: — RIPOL classic, 2011. — 304 p.

37. «Guardian», ISBN 978-5-386-08797-5, M.: — RIPOL classic, 2015. — 392 p.

38. «The Book of black and white magic. Another Reality», ISBN 978-5-386-09313-6, M.: — RIPOL classic, 2016. — 736 p. (series «Secret Knowledge»).

39. Page of the author’s books in Litress (RIPOL classic editions).

40. Page of the author’s books in the Labyrinth (RIPOL classic editions, T8).

41. Newspaper «Literary News» / «Literaturnye Izvestia» No. 27 (57), 2010, S. Kiulin, «Books for the orphanage!»

42. «Russian World» / «Russkiy Mir» Foundation, radio broadcast by N. Osipova «Cultural layer. How will you meet the New Year…» with A. Kryuchkova and V. Shiltzyn.

43. Newspaper «Literary News» / «Literaturnye Izvestia» No. 10 (14), 2009, S. Spassky, «Creativity of A. Kryuchkova» (presentation and admission to the MGO SPR, medal A. S. Griboyedov).

44. Video: the club “Doolin House”, verse “City of Rains”, 2011.
Watch all videos on:
https://www.youtube.com/@akryuchkova

45. Video: RGBI, verse to Marina Tsvetaeva, 2013.

46. Video: the Bard-Art-Club «CoffeMax», romance «Don’t give me to others» by A. Kryuchkova, 2010.

47. Video: the club «Grouse’s Nest», a romance by A. Kryuchkova, 2009.

48. Newspaper «Moscow writer» / «Moskovsky Literator» No. 18, September 2009.

49. Newspaper «Moscow writer» / «Moskovsky Literator» No. 21, October 2010.

50. Newspaper «Moscow writer» / «Moskovsky Literator» No. 5, March 2011.

51. Newspaper «Moscow writer» / «Moskovsky Literator» No. 18, September 2013.

52. Magazine «Worker» / «Rabotnitsa» No. 02, 2010, p.42.

53. Magazine «Worker» / «Rabotnitsa» No. 12, 2010, p.41.

54. Magazine «Worker» / «Rabotnitsa» No. 12, 2012, p.57.

55. Magazine «Foreign notes» No. 1 (47), 2022, B. Mikhin, «Angels and stars: M. Tsvetaeva, E. Rein and A. Kryuchkova».

56. Video: fragments of the performance in Prague (Czech Republic), April 11, 2010.

57. Video: fragments of the performance in Budapest (Hungary), September 2011.

58. Newspaper «Literary News» / «Literaturnye Izvestia» No. 10 (78), 2011, S. Kiulin, «Festival in Hungary».

59. Newspaper «NG EX LIBRIS», annex to «Nezavisimaya Gazeta», No. 29 (662), Moscow, August 30, 2012, A. Shcherbak-Zhukov, «The words are different, the feelings are similar. Poetry festival in Hungary „Sea and words that unite and separate us“.»

60. Newspaper «Moscow writer» / «Moskovsky Literator» No. 01, January 2012, «Russia’s victory at the 3rd International Poetry Festival in Hungary».

61. «EZ A — SZERELEM!» («This is Love!»), ISBN 978-963-89518-0-9, book of poems translated into Hungarian by A. Gaal, Budapest, Hungary: — AMON Publishing House, 2012 — 110 p., illustrated by A. Kryuchkova.

62. «VISSZHANGOT HOZ A SZEL» 2013, («The Word Brought by the Wind»), a collection of modern Russian literature translated into Hungarian by A. Gaal, ISBN 978-963-08-6432-9, Budapest, Hungary — AMON Konuvkiado, 2013 — 282 p.

63. Film «New Faces of Modern Literature» MGO SPR, 2011 (A. Kryuchkova reads the 2nd in a row, poems: «Poet», «Above the abyss», «I will bless every moment»).

64. Newspaper «Moscow writer» / «Moskovsky Literator» No. 24, December 2013, «Presentation of authors’ books MGO SPR series in the Central House of Writers».
65. Video: «Another Reality» of the MGO SPR in the Bulgakov House (Moscow), April 12, 2021.

66. Magazine «Zinziver» No. 1 (127), 2022, «Gorky Media». «Discussing the book», articles by N. Abrashina and T. Trubnikova, «Two views on the same Trap».

67. Newspaper «NG EX LIBRIS», annex to «Nezavisimaya Gazeta», No. 31 (664), Moscow, September 13, 2012, A. Shcherbak-Zhukov, «New Faces of Modern Literature at MIBF (Moscow International Book Fair)».

68. Magazine «Russian Bell» No. 1—2, 2012 (ISBN 978-5-905939-22-8), L. Rybakova, «The Incredible Adventures of Russian Writers in Italy».

69. Magazine «Children of Ra» No. 1 (194), 2022, «Gorky Media», D. Nemelstein, «Tales of Ghosts».

70. Video: film «Holy Russia» 2016 by A. Kulyamin (Cinema 2000 company).

71. Website of the award “Poet of the Year”.
https://www.poetgoda.ru/

72. Video: fragment of the nomination for the award in the Central House of Writers, November 2011, the day of National Unity.

73. «100 Poets 2011» (finalists of the award «Poet of the Year»), ISBN 978-5-91945-258-4, M.: — Prize Publishing House (Russian Union of Writers), 2012. — 307 p.

74. Newspaper «Private Correspondent», April 05, 2012, Igor Funt, «A letter has come to the editor. The phenomenon of Maria Malinovskaya, or the scandal at the poetry ceremony in the Central House of Writers.»

75. Video: TV «Evening Moscow». The «Evening poems», June 06, 2012.

76. Newspaper «Evening Moscow», February 13, 2012, T. Medvedeva, «Poems in the open air. Night. The street. Skating rink. Poets».

77. Video: TV «Culture». The program «Aloud. Poems about myself. How to rise above graphomania?» October 13, 2012. E.B. Rein, A. S. Kushner, A. Kryuchkova.

78. Video: fragment of the TV «Culture». «Longing for World Literature. Translations and originals in poetry», filmed on October 22, 2011. Participants: G. Kruzhkov, T. Shcherbina, L. Oborin, A. Porvin.

79. Video: TV «Doverie» April 04, 2011, «Compatriots and neighbors. Poet and writer A. Kryuchkova».

80. Video: TV «Doverie» April 29, 2011, «My district. Poet and writer A. Kryuchkova».

81. Video: TV «Doverie» July 02, 2011, «Wider the District», topic «Literary Life» with N. Feoktistova.

82. Video: TV «Doverie» September 06, 2011, «Our Time» with N. Feoktistova.

83. Video: «ArtistTV» program «New Faces of Modern Literature» No. 1, January 10, 2013.

84. Video: «ArtistTV» program «New Faces of Modern Literature» No. 3, January 24, 2013.

85. Video: «ArtistTV» program «New Faces of Modern Literature» No. 4, January 31, 2013.

86. Video: «ArtistTV» program «New Faces of Modern Literature» No. 5, February 07, 2013.

87. Video: «ArtistTV» program «New Faces of Modern Literature» No. 6, February 14, 2013.

88. Video: «ArtistTV» program «New Faces of Modern Literature» No. 7, February 21, 2013.

89. Video: «ArtistTV» program «New Faces of Modern Literature» No. 8, February 28, 2013.

91. Video: «ArtistTV» program «New Faces of Modern Literature» No. 10, March 14, 2013.

92. Video: «ArtistTV» program «New Faces of Modern Literature» No. 11, March 21, 2013.

93. Video: «ArtistTV» program «New Faces of Modern Literature» No. 12, March 28, 2013.

94. Video: «ArtistTV» program «New Faces of Modern Literature» No. 14, April 2013.

95. Video: «ArtistTV» program «New Faces of Modern Literature» No. 16, May 09, 2013.

96. Newspaper «Moscow writer» / «Moskovsky Literator» No. 12, June 2013, «Literary competition „The King of Poets“.»

97. Newspaper «Moscow writer» / «Moskovsky Literator» No. 7, April 2013, «MGO SP of Russia opens the competition „The King of Poets“.»

98. «Russian World» / «Russkiy Mir» Foundation, June 2013, radio program «Literary Living Room» with D. Silkan, «The Queen of Poets».

99. Newspaper of the Union of Bulgarian Writers «KiL» («Culture and Literature»), August 2013, «The Festival „I love this world“!»

100. «NOVA RUSKA POEZIA» 2012, Anthology of Russian poetry, selected poems translated into Bulgarian by E. Nyagolova, ISBN 978-954-2930-07-5, Bulgaria, Varna — Slavyansk Literary and Artistic Academy Publishing House — 120 p.
101. Video: the Union of Bulgarian Writers about the festival «Russia-Bulgaria. I love this world», August 2013.

102. The MSPS newspaper «All writers’ literary newspaper» / «Obshchepisatelskaya Literaturnaya gazeta» No. 10 (47), 2013, N. Popova, «Tsvetaeva’s fire on the river Kama».

103. Video: the 11th Tsvetaeva’s bonfire in Yelabuga.

104. EGMZ (Yelabuga State Museum of M.I. Tsvetaeva), October 09, 2013, L. Pakhomova, «Light Marina’s bonfire with friends!»

105. Newspaper «Evening Yelabuga», «Yelabuga without format», October 09, 2013, A. Perfilieva, «Tsvetaeva’s bonfire as home-style».

106. Newspaper «New Kama», October 2013, article about the 11th Tsvetaeva’s bonfire in Yelabuga.

107. Newspaper «Poetograd» No. 2 (410), 2023. A. Kryuchkova, poems from the books «A Scream to the Unanswered», «Guardian Angel».

108. Website of the award “Heritage”.
https://premianasledie.ru/

109. Video: the ceremony of the award «Heritage» 2014.

110. Magazine «Literary Club», 2015, «Heritage. Literary Award 2014».

111. Video: A. Kryuchkova at the stand of the MGO SPR in London Book Fair (London).

112. Newspaper «Moscow writer» / «Moskovsky Literator» No. 20, October 2014, «Culture is one for all. The official delegation of poets and writers of the MGO SPR at the festival „Russia-Italy“ 2014 in Italy.»

113. Video: a fragment of performance in Bari within the framework of the festival «Russia-Italy» 2014, as a part of the delegation of the MGO SPR.

114. Newspaper «Giornale di Puglia» (Italy), October 2014, «Incontri con la cultura russa. Bari».

115. Newspaper «Passa la Parola» (Italy), October 2014, «Bari. Incontri con la cultura russa a Bari e Monopoli».

116. Newspaper “La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno” (Italy),
October 04, 2014, “Monopoli. Visita di scrittori e musicisti russi nel borgo antico”;
October 05, 2014, “Incontri con scrittori. Tra Bari e Monopoli”;
October 06, 2014, “Bari. Incontri con la cultura russa a Bari e Monopoli”.
Ceased to be published in August 2021.

117. Newspaper «La Repubblica» (Italy), Bari, October 05, 2014, «Cultura russa. Incontro al caffe Bataforble a Bari con scrittori russi».

118. Newspaper «Literary News» / «Literaturnye Izvestia» No. 13 (43), 2010. «To Shine Always» V. Mayakovsky award for the book «A Scream to the Unanswered».

119. Newspaper «Moscow writer» / «Moskovsky Literator» No. 5, March 2013.
Results of «The Best Book of the Year» 2011—2013, «Silver Cross» decoration award for the book «My Favorite Poems».

120. Newspaper «Moscow writer» / «Moskovsky Literator» No. 7, April 2013, «Results of the MGO SPR competitions 2012», laureate of the «Hero of Our Time», nomination «Poetry».

121. Newspaper «Moscow writer» / «Moskovsky Literator» No. 13, July 2014. Results of «The Best book of the Year» 2012—2014, «Star verse» for the book «The Queen of Poets».

122. Newspaper “Poetograd” No. 1 (397), 2022, “There are never too many moon cats!”, V. Morozov, “Crown of the Russian Empire”.

123. «Holy Russia. Voices of Russian poets», ISBN 978-5-8291-1744-3, ISBN 978-5-98426-147-0, M.: — Academic project publishing house together with Gaudeamus, 2015 — 271 p.

124. Newspaper «Literary News» / «Literaturnye Izvestia» No. 3 (201), 2022, S. Bersenev, «A. Kryuchkova revealed the secret of Charon».

125. Video: TV «Evening Moscow». «Evening poems» December 02, 2020, literary critic V. Belov.

126. Video: TV «Evening Moscow». «Evening poems» February 10, 2021, literary critic A. Shorokhov, the 1st semi-final.

127. Video: TV «Russian World» Foundation («Russkiy Mir»). April 08, 2021, «Cultural layer. Poet and writer A. Kryuchkova».

128. Newspaper «Literary News» / «Literaturnye Izvestia» No. 11—12 (197—198), 2021, «Results of the MGO SPR competitions 2021».

129. Newspaper «Literary News» / «Literaturnye Izvestia» No. 1 (199), 2022, «We discuss the bestseller», E. Zhmachinskaya, «The Book of Secret Knowledge from the Library of the Universe».

130. Blog of the Creative Center “Not indifference”. November 14, 2015.

131. Newspaper «Moscow writer» / «Moskovsky Literator» No. 7, April 2012. «Results of the Best Book of the Years 2008—2011».

132. Newspaper «Moscow writer» / «Moskovsky Literator» No. 4, February 2011. News: «The awarding of the laureates of the 1st international competition «The «Literary Olympus» took place on February 08, 2011».

133. The Open Literary Club «Response» website, L. Koroleva, “Magical Realism of the 21st century after C. Castaneda and G. Gurdjieff, 2020.”

134. Newspaper «Literary News» / «Literaturnye Izvestia» No. 11—12 (197—198), 2021, T. Trubnikova, «Guardian Angels do exist!»

135. The Open Literary Club «Response» website, L. Koroleva, «Silver Angel» 2015 after F. Sagan, 2015.

136. Newspaper «Literary News» / «Literaturnye Izvestia» No. 9 (195), 2021, G. Arutyunov, «Alexandra Kryuchkova is a laureate of F. M. Dostoevsky award 2021».

137. Magazine «FUTURUM ART», website, news, September 2021, F. M. Dostoevsky award 2021.

138. Video: MGO SPR, V. Boyarinov, awarding A. Kryuchkova with a diploma and a medal F. M. Dostoevsky for the book «Confession of a Ghost».

139. Newspaper «Literary News» / «Literaturnye Izvestia» No. 1 (199), 2022, «Discussing the bestseller», S. Rudakova, «Another Reality is the prose of our life».

140. The Open Literary Club «Response» website, L. Koroleva, «Creator of the Worlds» D. Andreev award, 2019.

141. Newspaper «Literary News» / «Literaturnye Izvestia» No. 7 (193), 2021, «Literary results of the 2019—2020 in the Central House of Writers». M. Bulgakov «Master» award 2020.

142. Magazine «FUTURUM ART», website, news, September 2021, V. Shiltzyn, «A. Kryuchkova got M. A. Bulgakov„Master“ 2020 award».

143. Newspaper «Literary News» / «Literaturnye Izvestia» No. 7 (193), 2021, V. Shiltzyn, «A. Kryuchkova is the winner of M.A. Bulgakov „Master“ 2020».

144. Newspaper «Poetograd» No. 1 (397), 2022, heading «News of Poetograd», L. Koroleva, «Results of the Open Literary Club for 2021».

145. Newspaper «Literary News» / «Literaturnye Izvestia» No. 11—12 (197), 2021, E. Tallenika, «The Magic Captivity of A. Kryuchkova’s Prose».

146. The Open Literary Club «Response» website, L. Koroleva, «Ocean, wind, sand and stars» 2021 A. de Saint-Exupery award, 2021.

147. Video: «The Book of Secret Knowledge» booktrailer (cover of the «RIPOL classic» edition).

148. Video: «Guardian Angel» booktrailer.
149. Video: «Confession of a Ghost» booktrailer.
150. Video: «A Trap for a Thought-Form» booktrailer.
151. Video: «The Island of Charon» booktrailer.
152. Video: «Tales of Ghosts» booktrailer.

153. Video: «Miracles of Healing», film about R. A. Mansurova, translated on the 1st TV channel of the Russian Federation on September 01, 2009.

154. Video: «Slavic spring» 2013, a fragment of the performance at the festival.
155. Video: «Victory» 2013, two fragments of the performance.

156. Magazine «Russian Style» / «Russky Stil» No. 8, 2014 (Germany), ISBN 978-3-95772-012-2, Stella Verlag, Internationale Schriftstellergilde, Deutschland, 242 p.

157. «New Faces of Modern Russian Literature» (Germany), ISBN 978-3-944121-17-8, Stella Verlag, Internationale Schriftstellergilde, Deutschland, 2012, 292 p.

158. «Modern Russian Literature», ISBN 978-5-7949-0453-6, MGO SPR, NP «Literary Republic», 2014, 384 p.

159. «Encyclopedia. Big literary Map of Russia», ISBN 978-5-7949-0679-0, MGO SPR, NP «Literary Republic», 2018, 340 p.

160. Magazine «Incroci»/La rivista «Incroci» di Lino Anquili, 2014, «Una mosca in Puglia» (Italy), October 2014, poems by A. Kryuchkova translated into Italian.

161. Magazine «Szozat» (Hungary), 2011, Budapest, Hungary — AMON Konuvkiado.

162. Magazine «New Renaissance» No. 4 (18), 2014, (Germany), ISBN 978-3-95772-028-3, Stella Verlag, Internationale Schriftstellergilde, Deutschland.

163. Magazine «New Renaissance» No. 2 (8), 2012, (Germany), ISBN 978-3-941953-66-6, Stella Verlag, Internationale Schriftstellergilde, Deutschland.

164. Magazine «New Renaissance» No. 4 (6), 2011, (Germany), ISBN 978-3-941953-45-1, Stella Verlag, Internationale Schriftstellergilde, Deutschland.

165. Magazine «Intelligent» Favorites, No. 2, 2012.

166. Newspaper «Intelligent» No. 6, November 2011.

167. «Without a Mask» (Germany), a collection of poems by A. Kryuchkova, ISBN 978-3-941953-40-6, Stella Verlag, Internationale Schriftstellergilde, Deutschland, 2011.

168. RU-NEWS, “Imenno.ru”, Internet news portal, April 03, 2020, M. Palshina for the “Planet News”: “A living classic: the poet and writer A. Kryuchkova was presented at the literary salon in Moscow”.

169. Magazine «Futurum ART» No. 1 (52), 2022, L. Reznik, «Alexandra Kryuchkova? Remember the name!»

170. Magazine «Literary Moscow» / «Moskva literaturnaya» No. 1, 2022, «Names of the 21st century», L. Reznik, «Poet and writer Alexandra Kryuchkova? Remember the name!» ISBN 978-5-7949-0936-4, Moscow, the Moscow City Organization of the Union of Writers of Russia, NP «Literary Republic», 2022. — 128 p.

171. Magazine «Literary Moscow» / «Moskva literaturnaya» No. 1, 2022, «Criticism. Feedback. Reviews», L. Kuzminskaya, «Light and harmony of the poetry word of A. Kryuchkova», ISBN 978-5-7949-0936-4, Moscow, the Moscow City Organization of the Union of Writers of Russia, NP «Literary Republic», 2022 — 128 p.

172. Magazine «Literary Moscow» / «Moskva literaturnaya» No. 1, 2022, «News. Events. Interviews», A. Kryuchkova, «Behind the scenes of the „Island of Charon“», ISBN 978-5-7949-0936-4, Moscow, the Moscow City Organization of the Union of Writers of Russia, NP «Literary Republic», 2022 — 128 p.

173. Magazine «Literary Moscow» / «Moskva literaturnaya» No. 2, 2022, «Interviews», M. Palshina, «The Library of the Universe in one book!», ISBN 978-5-7949-0970-8, Moscow, the Moscow City Organization of the Union of Writers of Russia, NP «Literary Republic», 2022 — 100 p.

174. Magazine «Literary Moscow» / «Moskva literaturnaya» No. 2, 2022, «Names of the 21st century», V. Shiltzyn, «Cosmos of A. Krychkova’s poetry», ISBN 978-5-7949-0970-8, Moscow, the Moscow City Organization of the Union of Writers of Russia, NP «Literary Republic», 2022 — 100 p.

175. Magazine «Literary Moscow» / «Moskva literaturnaya» No. 2, 2022, «Criticism. Feedback. Reviews», Ir. Antonova, «Through the looking-glass 2022», ISBN 978-5-7949-0970-8, Moscow, the Moscow City Organization of the Union of Writers of Russia, NP «Literary Republic», 2022 — 100 p.

176. Magazine «Literary Moscow» / «Moskva literaturnaya» No. 2, 2022, «Criticism. Feedback. Reviews», A. Glotov, «A portal!», ISBN 978-5-7949-0970-8, Moscow, the Moscow City Organization of the Union of Writers of Russia, NP «Literary Republic», 2022 — 100 p.

177. Magazine «Literary Moscow» / «Moskva literaturnaya» No. 2, 2022, «Discussing the book», V. Morozov, In. Butorina, E. Erofeeva-Litvinskaya, V. Shiltzyn, «Confession of a Ghost», ISBN 978-5-7949-0970-8, Moscow, the Moscow City Organization of the Union of Writers of Russia, NP «Literary Republic», 2022 — 100 p.

178. Newspaper «Literary News» / «Literaturnye Izvestia» No. 11 (209) 2022, «The results of the MGO SPR literary competitions 2022».

179. Newspaper «Literary News» / «Literaturnye Izvestia» No. 11 (209) 2022, D. Silkan, «The Queen of Poetry of the 21st Century».

180. Newspaper «Poetograd» No. 10 (406), 2022, E. Tallenika, «Astral Dating Coffee House, or a Hello from Igor Severyanin».

181. Magazine «Zinziver» No. 5 (131), 2022, «Gorky Media», V. Shiltzyn, «Cosmos of Alexandra Kryuchkova’s Poetry».

182. «The Orthodox Soul» 2022, S. Bersenev, «Serving Another Reality», ISBN 978-5-7949-0943-2, Moscow, the Moscow City Organization of the Union of Writers of Russia, NP «Literary Republic», 2022 — 322 p.

183. «The Island of Charon» by A. Kryuchkova, ISBN 978-5-0056-3940-0, M., Ridero smart publishing system, 2022 — 216 p.

184. «Îñòðîâ Õàðîíà. The Island of Charon» by A. Kryuchkova, bilingual edition, ISBN 978-5-0059-2617-3, M., Izdatelskiye resheniya, 2022 — 292 p.

185. «A Trap for a Thought-Form» by A. Kryuchkova, ISBN 978-5-0056-6062-6, M., Ridero smart publishing system, 2022 — 288 p.

186. «Ëîâóøêà äëÿ Ìûñëåôîðìû. A Trap for a Thought-Form» by A. Kryuchkova, bilingual edition, ISBN 978-5-0059-2784-2, M., Izdatelskiye resheniya, 2022 — 396 p.

187. «Tales of Ghosts» by A. Kryuchkova, ISBN 978-5-0056-9222-1, M., Ridero smart publishing system, 2022 — 432 p.

188. «Ñêàçêè Ïðèçðàêîâ. Tales of Ghosts» by A. Kryuchkova, bilingual edition, ISBN 978-5-0059-2520-6, M., Izdatelskiye resheniya, 2022 — 596 p.

189. «The Book of Memories» 2022, ISBN 978-5-7949-0958-6, Moscow, the Moscow City Organization of the Union of Writers of Russia, NP «Literary Republic», 2022 — 238 p.

190. Newspaper «Poetograd» No. 11 (407), 2022, D. Nemelstein, «„The Old Lantern’s Dreams“ by A. Kryuchkova are to be watched by everyone!»

191. Newspaper «Literary News» / «Literaturnye Izvestia» No. 12 (210), 2022, M. Zamotina, «Kind and wise fairy tales by A. Kryuchkova».

192. Video: interview with A. Kryuchkova by E.V. Stepanov on DIALOGUE-TV, «The Library of Eugeny Stepanov», «Prose of Alexandra Kryuchkova» (December 21, 2022).

193. Newspaper «Poetograd» No. 4 (400), 2022, B. Mikhin, «A Detective fairy tale for adults».

194. Newspaper «Poetograd» No. 4 (400), 2022, V. Shiltzyn, «The Little Prince’s Rose of the Universe».

195. Newspaper «Poetograd» No. 4 (400), 2022, Ir. Antonova, «The Ghosts’ Ship».

196. Newspaper «Poetograd» No. 12 (408), 2022, L. Rybakova, «„The Sky Ladder“ of A. Kryuchkova».

197. Magazine «Foreign notes» No. 2 (48), 2022, Ir. Antonova, «A little bit of magic from A. Kryuchkova».

198. Magazine «Zinziver» No. 6 (132), 2022, «Gorky Media», V. Boyarinov, «Alexandra Kryuchkova: „Moscow — St. Peterburg, then — everywhere“».

199. Magazine «Futurum ART» No. 2 (53), 2022, P. Guldedava, «„A Scream to the Unanswered“, or Precious wines by A. Kryuchkova».

200. Newspaper «Poetograd» No. 01 (409), 2023, L. Koroleva, «Alexandra Kryuchkova, the girl who sang at a church».

201. Newspaper «Literary News» / «Literaturnye Izvestia» No. 01 (211), 2023, L. Kuzminskaya, «Venice in A. Kryuchkova’s books».

202. Newspaper «Literary News» / «Literaturnye Izvestia» No. 01 (211), 2023, A. Kryuchkova, «Venetian poems».

203. Newspaper «Poetograd» No. 02 (410), 2023, E. Erofeeva-Litvinskaya, «„A Scream to the Unanswered“. Wonderful poems by A. Kryuchkova».

204. Newspaper «Poetograd» No. 03 (411), 2023, K. Aruchean-Musaelyan, «Poems by A. Kryuchkova at the Jacob’s Ladder».

205. Newspaper “Literary News” / “Literaturnye Izvestia” No. 01 (211), 2023, S. Kiulin, “Alexandra Kryuchkova has chances to get Nobel Prize Award 2023 for the books of prose”.

https://reading-hall.ru/publication.php?id=32534
http://www.litiz.ru/arch.html

206. Video: DIALOGUE-TV, “Books review” No. 5/ January 2023 by O. Efimova.
https://youtu.be/JCaHyP-eqio
https://youtu.be/d6czm_cC10k

207. The letter by V. Boyarinov, sent via Russian Mail Post Office, No. RO100595262RU.

208. Newspaper “Poetograd” No. 01 (409), 2023, F. Maltzev, “A. Kryuchkova can get Nobel Prize Award”.

https://reading-hall.ru/publication.php?id=32566
http://www.poetograd.ru/arch.html

209. Video: DIALOGUE-TV, A. Kryuchkova at “Poetograd”, reciting her book “Astral Dating Coffee House”.

210. “Izba Chitalna” literary website, L. Astrikova, M. Novikova-Schvedt, “A. Kryuchkova is top 5 ‘Best poets & writers of Russia’ January 2023”.

211. Magazine «Zinziver» No. 1 (133), 2023, «Gorky Media», A. Kryuchkova, collection of poems «Dreams are eternal».

212. «Non-standard», selected poems by A. Kryuchkova, series «Avangrands», ISBN 978-5-91865-727-0, M.: — Eugeny Stepanov Publishing House, 2023 — 72 p.
213. Magazine «Chitai-ka» No. 06 (184), 2022, A. Kryuchkova, «The Old Lantern’s Dream».

214. Newspaper «Poetograd» No. 01 (397), 2022, «There are never too many moon cats!», G. Arshinov, «Phenomena of A. Kryuchkova literary work is Labyrinth of mysteries».

215. Newspaper «Poetograd» No. 12 (113), 2014, A. Karpenko, «Do you believe in ghosts?»

216. Newspaper «Poetograd» No. 04 (412), 2023, V. Shiltzyn, «Life and poetry of Alexandra Kryuchkova, „A lonely witch wishes to get acquainted“.»

217. Reading hall, news, March 25, 2023, A. Baltin, «Futurum ART» ¹1 (54), 2023 review.

218. Magazine «Futurum ART» No. 1 (54), 2023, P. Guldedava, «A. Kryuchkova is the winner of N.V. Gogol award 2022».

219. Newspaper «Literary News» / «Literaturnye Izvestia» No. 3 (213) 2023, N. Abrashina, «A. Kryuchkova about love desire».

220. Magazine «Futurum ART» No. 1 (54), 2023, A. Kryuchkova, poems.
221. Website of the «Leonardo» award (by the Union of Writers of the 21st century)  . Video: E.V. Stepanov, «A. Kryuchkova is Leonardo award laureate 2022» .
http://premium-leonardo.ru/laureats.html

222. Magazine «Zinziver» No. 3 (135), 2023, «Gorky Media», V. Kiulina, «A. Kryuchkova. Non-standard».

223. «21 Writer of the 21st century», V. Pavlov, ISBN 978-5-6049510-6-4, M.: — NP «Literary Republic», 2023 — 212 p.

224. Magazine «Literary Moscow» / «Moskva literaturnaya» No. 1, 2023, V. Pavlov, «Nominees for Nobel prize award in Literature 2023», ISBN 978-5-6049510-4-0, M.: — NP «Literary Republic», 2023 — 100 p.

225. Magazine «Literary Moscow» / «Moskva literaturnaya» No. 1, 2023, V. Morozov, «A. Kryuchkova. About the writer», ISBN 978-5-6049510-4-0, M.: — NP «Literary Republic», 2023 — 100 p.

226. Magazine «Literary Moscow» / «Moskva literaturnaya» No. 1, 2023, O. Shyshkina, «This is Love 2023», ISBN 978-5-6049510-4-0, M.: — NP «Literary Republic», 2023 — 100 p.

227. Magazine «Literary Moscow» / «Moskva literaturnaya» No. 1, 2023, A. Kryuchkova, «Angel on the street», ISBN 978-5-6049510-4-0, M.: — NP «Literary Republic», 2023 — 100 p.

228. «Ñíû Ñòàðîãî Ôîíàðÿ. The Old Lantern’s Dreams», A. Kryuchkova, bilingual edition, fairy tales, ISBN 978-5-0059-9741-8, M.: — Izdatelskiye resheniya, 2023 — 164 p., illustrated by A. Kryuchkova.

229. «Ðîæäåñòâî íà Êóçíåöêîì ìîñòó. Christmas on Kuznetsky bridge», A. Kryuchkova, bilingual edition, short-stories, ISBN 978-5-0060-0368-2, Ì.: — Izdatelskiye resheniya, 2023 — 240 p., illustrated by A. Kryuchkova.
230. Video: MGO SPR, April 05, 2021, V. Boyarinov about the book «A Trap for a Thought-Form».

231. «Ðîññèÿ-Áîëãàðèÿ. „ß ëþáëþ ýòîò ìèð!“», book of the festival contest “Russia-Bulgaria”, ISBN 978-5-7949-0419-2, Ì.: — Moscow City Organization of the Union of Writers of Russia, 2013 — 181 p.

232. Video: DIALOGUE-TV, “Books review” 44/ June 30, 2023 by E.V. Stepanov.

https://youtu.be/L0Gh6DvmB3I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2j7VzevxAL0
http://tv-dialog.ru/video.php?id=1193

233. Magazine «Children of Ra» No. 4 (203), 2023, «Gorky Media», A. Kryuchkova, “Flipping through ages” (poems).

234. The Union of the 21st Century website, A. Kryuchkova.
https://writer21.ru/kryuchkova-a/

235. “Izba Chitalna” National Heritage literary website, laureates of the “National Literary Award” 2023.

236. Newspaper «NG EX LIBRIS», annex to «Nezavisimaya Gazeta», 23.10.2024, N. Fonarev, “À. Kryuchkova is “Writer of the 21st century” award winner 2024”.

https://www.ng.ru/fakty/2024-10-23/11_1245_season.html

237. Reading Hall, news, October 2024: A. Kryuchkova is the winner of “Writer of the 21st century” 2024 award.

https://reading-hall.ru/news.php?id=1173

238. Magazine «Children of Ra», news, October 2024, “Laureates 2023”.

http://detira.ru/laureaty.htm

239. Reading Hall, Magazine «Children of Ra», news, October 2024, “Laureates 2023”.
https://reading-hall.ru/news.php?id=1176

240. Magazine «Children of Ra» No. 6 (211), 2024, A. Kryuchkova, «From the beginning of the beginning”, poems.

241. The book «Ìîñêâà-Àôîí. Mosca-Athos. Moscow-Athos. Mooxa-Afoc», by A. Kryuchkova, ISBN 978-5-91865-814-7, Ì.: «West-Consulting», 2025 – 320 pages. – [320 ill.]

242. Newspaper «NG EX LIBRIS», annex to «Nezavisimaya Gazeta», 01.11.2012, “Literature Life”.

243. Newspaper «NG EX LIBRIS», annex to «Nezavisimaya Gazeta», 12.01.2017, N. Fonarev, presentation of books in the Central House of Writers.

244. À. Êðþ÷êîâà / A. Kryuchkova, «Ò¸ìíàÿ Áàøíÿ / Dark Tower», (Rus/Eng), ISBN 978-5-0060-8414-8, M.: — Ridero, 2023 — 196 c., illustrated by A. Kryuchkova.

245. A. Kryuchkova, «Confession of a Ghost», in English, ISBN 978-5-0060-8808-5, M.: — Ridero, 2023 — 466 p.

246. À. Êðþ÷êîâà / A. Kryuchkova, «Èñïîâåäü Ïðèçðàêà / Ñonfession of a Ghost», (Rus/Eng), ISBN 978-5-0060-8954-9, M.: — Ridero, 2023 — 798 p.

247. À. Êðþ÷êîâà / A. Kryuchkova, «Êíèãà Çíàíèé. 1. Èãðà â Èíóþ Ðåàëüíîñòü / Book of Knowledge. 1. Playing Another Reality», (Rus/Eng), ISBN 978-5-0062-7680-2, M.: — Ridero, 2024 — 470 p.

248. À. Êðþ÷êîâà / A. Kryuchkova, «Ìîñêâà-Èòàëèÿ / Mosca-Italia», (Rus/Ita), ISBN 978-5-978-5-0065-2755-3, M.: — Ridero, 2025 — 282 p.


*****S. V. BERSENEV, “SERVING ANOTHER REALITY”

“We all come from childhood…”
Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Alexandra Kryuchkova is a poet and mystic writer, Honored Writer of the Moscow City Organization of the Union of Writers of Russia. In 2021, she twice became the winner of the competitions after A. de Saint-Exupery: “The Book of the XXI century” in the “Wings” nomination of the MGO SPR together with the NP “Literary Republic” and “Ocean, wind, sand and stars” of the Open Literary Club “Response”.

Alexandra’s path to the Literary Olympus was quite thorny, and the theme of her future literary work was set by fate itself. Already in childhood, after the death of her parents, Alexandra showed a genuine interest in the Subtle World and religion. After being baptized at the Orthodox Church of Unexpected Joy in Maryina Roshcha (1989), she studied at the parochial school of the Epiphany Cathedral in Yelokhovo (Moscow), sang in the children church choir during the service of the Patriarch of All Russia Alexey II. The Cathedral of Christ the Savior hadn’t been built yet, most of the holidays the Patriarch served in the Epiphany Cathedral, where he often talked with children from the church choir.
The years spent in the church contributed to the literary work of Kryuchkova – the book of poems “The Temple of my Heart” with a dedication to her mother, Patriarch Alexey II and poet Alexander Blok was handed over by the author with a dedicatory inscription to Archimandrite Evlogy (Ivanov), head of the Russian Monastery of St. Panteleimon on Athos in Greece, in August 2019.

The close connection with Orthodox childhood and late heartfelt love for Greek Athos is also reflected in the novel “Confession of a Ghost”, the central part of which is occupied by Athos stories, stories of local residents, lives and miracles of the Saints and their icons, recorded by the author during her trips to the village Ouranoupoli, located on the border with the Holy Mountain. The cover of the first edition of the novel, donated by the author to Athos, as well as to the local history museum of Ouranoupoli and the house-museum of the writer Joice Mary NanKivell Loch (one of the main characters of the novel), was the icon “The Ladder”, painted on Athos with the blessing especially for that book. The book got the following awards: “Life suffocates without a goal” after F. M. Dostoevsky, “Creator of the Worlds” after D. Andreev, “Russia-Greece. The 21st century”.

Kryuchkova’s books are also in the libraries of the Russian Patriarchal Metochion of St. Nicholas in Bari (Italy), the Valday Iversky Monastery (Russia), the Athos monasteries (Greece). Her poems are recited in the film “Holy Russia” by A. Kulyamin.

The mystical coloring of Alexandra’s literature is caused not only by a deep study of theosophy and the works of E. P. Blavatskaya, but also by a personal acquaintance with Nonna Khidiryan, the winner of the “Battle of extrasensory people” on TV channel TNT, as well as with R. A. Mansurova, a film about her and her practical seminars “Miracles of Healing” was broadcast on the First TV Channel of the Russian Federation on September 01, 2009. “The Book of Secret Knowledge”, the first and the main novel of the “Playing Another Reality” series, is based on this film and on a spiritual trip with R. A. Mansurova in China in June 2010. The novel went through more than 10 reprints in various editor houses, with the total run over 10,000 copies. The book got the following awards: “Alive Word” after E. P. Blavatskaya, “Magical Realism of the 21st century” after C. Castaneda and Georgy Gurdjieff, “The Book of the 21st century” in the nomination “The Path of Knowledge” after C. Castaneda, “The Best Book of the Year”, “Literary Olympus”.

Alexandra tends to collide magic, represented by the Forces of Darkness, with Orthodoxy, represented by the Forces of Light. In the thriller “The Island of Charon”, begun by the author in Ouranoupoli (Athos, Greece) and finished already in Moscow, the action takes place simultaneously on two islands: Ammouliani, which was once in the possession of the Athos monastery Vatopedi, and Camotes, a Philippine island of magicians. The book got the following awards: “The Book of the 21st century” in the nomination “Wings” after A. de Saint-Exupery, “Ocean, wind, sand and stars” 2021 after A. de Saint-Exupery, “Another Reality” after L. and D. Andreev, “Case No. 2021” after A. Hitchcock, “Running on the Waves” after A. S. Grin.

Forty lessons of magic in the novel “A Trap for a Thought-Form” are given by the author in the World of Thought-Forms, where the main characters live, and the lessons actually consist in doing Good and expressing Divine Love to people in the spirit of Orthodoxy. The book got the following awards: “Master” after M.A. Bulgakov, “Through the Looking Glass” after L. Carroll.

The title of the collection of short stories “Tales of Ghosts” (a reprint of the book “Do you believe in ghosts?”), which received positive assessments from critics who compared the works of Kryuchkova with Edgar Allan Poe (A. Karpenko, “Poetograd” No. 12 (113), 2014), speaks for itself. The book got the following awards: “The Shadow of a Bird” after Edgar A. Poe, “Case No.…” 2021 after A. Hitchcock, “Tales for Adults” after E. T. A. Hoffmann and H. Chr. Andersen, “Literary Olympus”.

In the interview to Eugeny Stepanov for the “Children of Ra” magazine No. 11 (73), 2010, Alexandra didn’t hide her experiments with Time and Space.
In response to the question about autobiographical nature of her prose, “Alice walks barefoot on broken glass and hot coals, enters the Temple of the Soul, listens to the Music of the Spheres, merges with the Sky. Is this book based on real events?” she gives an unequivocal answer, “When I was a child, one person told me, ‘Never write about what you have not gone through yourself’.”

One of the first editions of “The Book of Secret Knowledge”, as well as “A Scream to the Unanswered” and “The Moon Cat”, are illustrated by Alexandra with a series of her mystical paintings “The Girl and the Moon Cat”. The books “Marina. Anna. Alexandra”, “Ez a — Szerelem!” and the book of the Hungarian poet and translator A. Gaal “A note in a bottle, or Broken words” are illustrated with her pencil drawings.

Kryuchkova’s poems from the cycles “Voices from the Looking-Glass”, “The Stargazer”, “Shop of Dreams”, “A Lonely Witch”, “House of Cards”, “Songs of Ghosts”, included in the book “The Moon Cat”, are also mystical. The book got the award “We only dream about peace” after Alexander A. Blok.

And even the piercing love lyrics in the cycles “Nostalgia for Atlantis”, “Coffee-Fairy”, “Don’t give me to others” are saturated with deep philosophical reflections, filled with mystical symbols, premonitions, signs and aromas of Another Reality.

Many reviewers note the presence of the “Silver Age” tones in Kryuchkova’s work, and the author herself doesn’t deny such connection, having dedicated her books to A. Blok, M. Tsvetaeva and A. Akhmatova. So, in the novel “Guardian Angel” (the book got the awards: “The Wings” after O. Wilde, “Silver Angel” after F. Sagan and “Literary Olympus”), donated to the Yelabuga State Museum of M. I. Tsvetaeva and the House-Museum of M. I. Tsvetaeva in Moscow, the main character’s mysterious trip to Marina Tsvetaeva is described. A. Blok, M. Tsvetaeva and A. Akhmatova are key persons in the Library of the Universe, which confirms once again: it was no coincidence that Alexandra received the right to light the 11th Tsvetaeva’s bonfire in Yelabuga in 2013 and became the winner of the “Tsvetaeva’s bonfires” competition, awarded with the nameplated statuette “M. I. Tsvetaeva” and the medal decoration after M. I. Tsvetaeva (MGO SPR, NP “Literary Republic”, 2013 and 2020).

For the “Playing Another Reality” series, mystical and philosophical profound, including encyclopedic knowledge from various areas of the secret and the obvious, Alexandra Kryuchkova was recognized as the winner of the “Writer of the 21st century” competition in the nomination after D. Andreev (MGO SPR, NP “Literary Republic”, 2021), awarded two order decorations, “Service to Art” (NP “Literary Republic”, 2013) and “For Contribution to the Literature of Russia of the 21st century” (MGO SPR, 2020). I think Alexandra with her literary work really serves here, on the Earth, she serves to the Other Reality.

Many writers compared the author with D. Andreev and A. de Saint-Exupery, in particular, Vadim Shiltzyn (“The Little Prince’s Rose of the Universe”, a review of “The Island of Charon”, the newspaper “Poetograd” No. 4 (400), 2022), whose words can rightfully sum up this article and the work of Alexandra Kryuchkova in general.

“If it were possible to classify literature, then ‘The Island of Charon’ by Alexandra Kryuchkova would be quite logical to put on the same shelf with ‘The Little Prince’ by Antoine de Saint-Exupery. The reverent attitude to the miracle of being and the models of interconnections, built from internal causes and stretched throughout the entire Universe, look similar in these authors, despite the difference in their initial circumstances and diametrically opposite endings. Those critics who compare the prose of Alexandra Kryuchkova with Daniil Andreev are also right. The multitude of the worlds and parallel universes reflected in his ‘Rose of the World’ could as well include the constructions found in her novel ‘Confessions of a Ghost’ and in the story ‘The Island of Charon’. The power of logical dependencies, filigreed by Kryuchkova, makes these works no less plausible than the philosophical bestseller of the famous mystic. Alexandra Kryuchkova’s prose built an invisible bridge between two previously unconnected authors of the past. ‘The Little Prince’ of Exupery took care of the rose, and the universal phenomenon of Daniil Andreev also turned out to be a rose, but for him it was already the ‘Rose of the World’. Taking up the relay race of generations, Alexandra Kryuchkova invisibly and delicately takes care of the very same rose.”

Sergey Vitalievich BERSENEV,

The 1st Vice-President of the Moscow Region Organization of the Union of Writers of Russia, Secretary of the Union of Writers of Russia, Honored Writer of the Moscow City Organization of the Union of Writers of Russia, Honored Poet of Moscow Region, Head of the Creative Center “Clouds of inspiration»

The newspaper “Literary News” / “Literaturnye Izvestia” No. 2 (200), 2022
http://litiz.ru/arch.html
https://reading-hall.ru/publication.php?id=30458

The book “ORTHODOX SOUL”,
 ISBN 978-5-7949-0943-2, Moscow City Organization of the Union of Writers of Russia, NP “Literary Republic”, 2022, — 320 pages.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B3JDFTR8
https://www.ozon.ru/context/detail/id/606563505/


***** V. G. SHILTZYN, “To have a look beyond the brink of Being”


Alexandra Kryuchkova is an extraordinary poet. Her pen is sharpened on the desire to penetrate into the mysteries of the Universe. There is no frivolous attitude, flirting, coquetry and other lightweight husks in her poems. With rare persistence, the author repeatedly turns to the eternal, mysterious symbols, evaluating the correlation of personality, history, spirituality and being; reflects herself and gives food for thought, posing questions that have not lost their sharpness over the centuries. Alexandra Kryuchkova’s poems are notable for their bareness of nerves, an alarming note that sounds through the vain cacophony of everyday life and warns of the real state of things, of the fragility of everything that exists.

However, poetic expression pervades the prose of Alexandra Kryuchkova as well. Each novel in the series “Playing Another Reality” is unique in its own way, like a fingerprint, as a combination of talent and hidden knowledge. The easiest thing is to compare her “Guardian Angel” and “The Book of Secret Knowledge”, which has already been reprinted ten times, with the works of Bernard Werber and Paulo Coelho. But Alexandra Kryuchkova deals with the questions of the transcendental reality with a methodical approach close to scientific, and her work in this field, as well as on the paradoxical properties of the poetic word, is somewhat comparable to the elements of a search in a special laboratory. For the books in the series, Alexandra Kryuchkova was awarded a diploma with the order decoration established by the Board of the Moscow City Organization of the Union of Writers of Russian on January 16, 2020, “For Contribution to Russian Literature in the 21st Century”.

Alexandra tries to look beyond the brink of Being, to look at where we come from in this world and where we disappear to. In the metaphysical process of the human soul condensation one finds order and obvious patterns. The predestined path of every mortal seems fatally finite, but no! — the author reveals the possibilities of the spirit in the most tragic circumstances. Thus, Kryuchkova’s novel “Confessions of a Ghost, or the Matrix of the Space of Time” is like a breath of fresh air in a stifling suffocating pseudo-historical and political atmosphere and is a megalith that reminds me of Daniel Andreev’s “The Rose of the World”.

The short novel “A Trap for a Thought-form” is another discovery. Variations on the ancient Greek myth about Pygmalion and the revived Galatea were born more than once in world literature. Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde, Alexei Tolstoy and Daniel Andreev have all shone in this field. However, the idea of embodiment of a character from the point of view of the literary hero himself in “The Trap” by Kryuchkova looks innovative. In front of the reader’s eyes, the character becomes an independent of the script personality. The brevity of the novel shows the author’s ability to achieve the maximum effect with a minimum of words, using stylistic possibilities in a peculiar way, so that the narrative is saturated with symbols, carrying an energy charge. The live emotion of the novel resonates with the feelings of the reader, creating intrigue!

Alexandra Kryuchkova, Honored Writer of the Moscow City Organization of the Union of Writers of Russia, affirms with her work the humanistic ideal, according to which every person is an artist at heart.

Communicating with the word, anyone can get what Joseph Brodsky said in his Nobel speech, “One is no longer able to refuse to repeat such experience and becomes addicted to the process, as one becomes addicted to drugs or alcohol. A person who is in such dependence on language, I believe, is called a poet.”

Vadim Gennadievich SHILTZYN,
writer, member of the Union of Writers of Russia

The newspaper “Literary newspaper”, No. 17 (6782) on April 28, 2021