Dmitry Glukhovsky — writer (metro 2033) with roots in the USSR
Dmitry Glukhovsky is a Russian novelist, journalist, and screenwriter best known for his Metro novel trilogy — Metro 2033, Metro 2034, Metro 2035 — set in Moscow's underground after a nuclear apocalypse. The Metro video game franchise based on his work has sold over 10 million copies. He left Russia after opposing the Ukraine war.
Tracing the roots — Moscow
Born in Moscow in 1979, Glukhovsky began posting Metro 2033 online for free in 2002 — one of Russia's first viral literary phenomena. After publicly opposing Putin's invasion of Ukraine, he was charged with spreading false information about the Russian army and went into exile. His work carries the shadow of Soviet apocalyptic anxiety.
Moscow. At the time, this region was one of the fifteen republics of the Soviet Union.
A career defined by ambition
"Russia is a country that constantly eats its own children."