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Michel Krielaars is a writer and a journalist specialising in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, who currently writes for the Dutch daily newspaper NRC. He studied history and Russian at the University of Amsterdam and was a correspondent in Russia between 2007 and 2012. Krielaars has written novels, short-story collections and several books about Russia, including Through Chekov's Glasses and Travels through Russia, which won the Bob den Uyl Prize. He lives in Amsterdam.
'Krielaars testifies to a deep knowledge of Russia. Told with the voice of a great master' - Pieter Waterdrinker, author of 'The Long Song of Tchaikovsky Street' 'Michel Krielaars unravels a staggering piece of history' - De Morgen 'Ten interesting portraits, not only of celebrities like Sergei Prokofiev, but also lesser-known figures who seldom receive attention in the Western world' - NRC 'There was no room for heroism under Stalin, Michel Krielaars convincingly shows' - de Volkskrant 'Its beautiful how Krielaars manages to keep something sparkling through Stalins cold winter. Something like song' - Trouw
