Victoria Amelina

Victoria Amelina

novelist Ukraine

Victoria Amelina was a Ukrainian novelist and children's writer, known for her efforts to document war crimes during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. She founded a literary festival in her hometown of New York, Donetsk, and after the war began in February 2022, she transitioned to humanitarian work and volunteered as a war crimes researcher. Tragically, she died in June 2023 due to injuries sustained in a Russian missile strike.

Born on Jun 27, 1986 (39 years old)

Global Media Ratings
Dominance
0.00%
Persistence
0 wks
Reach
184,844
Power
1,644$
Sentiment
5.81
Countries Mentioned
Country Mentions Sentiment Dominance + Persistence x Population = Reach x GDP (millions) = Power
Paraguay 1 6.00 0.06% +0% 7,132,538 4,208 $38,000 22$
Greece 1 7.00 0.06% +0% 10,423,054 6,253 $190,000 114$
Mexico 1 6.00 0.11% +0% 128,932,753 136,726 $1,200,000 1,273$
Colombia 1 5.00 0.06% +0% 50,882,884 30,634 $350,000 211$
Bolivia 1 6.00 0.06% +0% 11,673,021 7,023 $40,000 24$
Totals 5 209,044,250 184,844 $1,818,000 1,644$
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Bolivia Bolivia: Victoria Amelina is mentioned as a friend of Héctor Abad Faciolince, with whom he changed seats to avoid a missile. 6

El Deber: El hambre como arma de guerra

Colombia Colombia: Victoria Amélina was a Ukrainian writer who tragically died when a Russian missile struck the pizzeria where she was. 5

El Tiempo: ‘Ahora y en la hora’

Greece Greece: Victoria Amelina was honored posthumously with the Orwell Prize for Political Writing for her book Looking at Women Looking at War. 7

Kathimerini: Βραβεία και ξεχασμένα βιβλία | Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ

Ireland Ireland: Victoria Amelina has posthumously won the Orwell Political Writing prize for her book Looking at Women, Looking at War. 9

The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Irish author Donal Ryan wins Orwell Prize for Political Fiction for novel Heart, Be at Peace – The Irish Times

Colombia Colombia: Victoria Amelina was a writer and activist who dedicated herself to documenting the crimes of the Russian invasion but died in the missile attack. 9

El Tiempo: “Soy de los cobardes que sobreviven”. El escritor habla de Ahora y en la hora