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'''Maxim Grigoriev''' (1980- ) is a [[Moscow]] born writer with [[Sweden|Swedish]] citizenship who has been a promulgator of conspiracy theories.  Following the 2022 Russian invasion of [[Ukraine]], Grigoriev organized an "International Public Tribunal on Ukraine" in attempting to prove that it was Ukrainians (and not Russians) who were committing [[war crimes]].<ref name=WesternersHelpingPutin/>
 
Grigoriev's first book, a short story collection titled ''Städer'' (''Cities''), won the Borås Tidning Prize for debut authors. In 2016, his first novel ''Nu'' (''Now'') appeared, and in 2021, he won the European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL, established in 2009) for his novel ''Europa''.  He has been a contributor to ''Svenska Dagbladet'', a daily newspaper published in Stockholm, Sweden, and has also written for the Swedish magazine ''Axess''.  Grigoriev has also translated the works of [[Olga Slavnikova]] and [[Venedikt Yerofeyev]] from Russian into Swedish.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.albertbonniersforlag.se/forfattare/39800/maxim-grigoriev/|title=Maxim Grigoriev}}</ref>
 
Grigoriev has lived in [[Berlin]], Porto (Portugal) and [[Paris, France]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.euprizeliterature.eu/authors/maxim-grigoriev |title=Maxim Grigoriev {{!}} EU Prize for Literature |website=www.euprizeliterature.eu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525220419/http://www.euprizeliterature.eu/authors/maxim-grigoriev |archive-date=2021-05-25}} </ref>
 
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'''Maxim Grigoriev''' is a [[Swedes|Swedish]] writer and translator of Russian origin. He was born in 1980 in [[Moscow]] and only moved to [[Sweden]] in his teens.


His first book, a short story collection titled ''Städer'' (''Cities'') won the [[Borås Tidning Prize]] for debut authors. In 2016, his first novel ''Nu'' (''Now'') appeared. In 2021, he won the [[EU Prize for Literature]] for his novel ''Europa''.
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He is a regular contributor to ''[[Svenska Dagbladet]]'' and the Swedish magazine ''[[Axess magasin|Axess]]''. Grigoriev is also a literary translator, and has translated the works of [[Olga Slavnikova]] and [[Venedikt Yerofeyev]] from Russian into Swedish.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.albertbonniersforlag.se/forfattare/39800/maxim-grigoriev/|title=Maxim Grigoriev}}</ref>
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| quote      = When it comes to pushing propaganda about the war in Ukraine, Russian President Vladamir Putin has help from a group of Westerners with long histories of peddling disinformation, including John Mark Dougan and Canadian Eva Bartlett.
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He has lived in Berlin and Porto and now lives in Paris with his wife and two children.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.euprizeliterature.eu/authors/maxim-grigoriev |title=Maxim Grigoriev {{!}} EU Prize for Literature |website=www.euprizeliterature.eu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525220419/http://www.euprizeliterature.eu/authors/maxim-grigoriev |archive-date=2021-05-25}} </ref>
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Maxim Grigoriev (1980- ) is a Moscow born writer with Swedish citizenship who has been a promulgator of conspiracy theories. Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Grigoriev organized an "International Public Tribunal on Ukraine" in attempting to prove that it was Ukrainians (and not Russians) who were committing war crimes.[1]

Grigoriev's first book, a short story collection titled Städer (Cities), won the Borås Tidning Prize for debut authors. In 2016, his first novel Nu (Now) appeared, and in 2021, he won the European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL, established in 2009) for his novel Europa. He has been a contributor to Svenska Dagbladet, a daily newspaper published in Stockholm, Sweden, and has also written for the Swedish magazine Axess. Grigoriev has also translated the works of Olga Slavnikova and Venedikt Yerofeyev from Russian into Swedish.[2]

Grigoriev has lived in Berlin, Porto (Portugal) and Paris, France.[3]

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References

  1. Justin Ling. The Westerners helping Putin’s propaganda war on Ukraine (video), CBC News, June 2022. Retrieved on 2022-08-21. “When it comes to pushing propaganda about the war in Ukraine, Russian President Vladamir Putin has help from a group of Westerners with long histories of peddling disinformation, including John Mark Dougan and Canadian Eva Bartlett.”
  2. Maxim Grigoriev.
  3. Maxim Grigoriev | EU Prize for Literature.