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  Elena Alexandrovna Kostioukovitch () (born 1958 in Kiev, USSR), is an essayist and literary translator.She is the winner of numerous literary awards, including the Best Translation of the Year in the USSR (1988), Zoil (1999), Grinzane Cavour Moscow (2004), Welcome Prize (2005) given by the Russian National Association of Restaurateurs, Bancarella (cucina) Award (2007, Italy), Chiavari Literary Prize (2007, Italy), and Premi Nazionali per la Traduzione (2008, Italy).