Olgerta Kharitonova

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Olgerta Vladislavovna Kharitonova
Ольгерта Владиславовна Харитонова
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Pronunciation Russian: /olgɛrtɐ ˈvlɐdɪslɐvɐvnɐ ˈxaritonovə/
Born March 30 1959 (65 years)
Other namesOlga Gert
Education Candidate of Sciences in Philosophy
Occupation(s) Feminist, LGBT activist, public figure, university lecturer, novelist, journalist
Notable workMagazine "Ostrov"

Olgerta Vladislavovna Kharitonova [note 1] (March 30, 1959 in Lysva, Perm Krai, Russian SFSR, USSR) [note 2] [1] [2] [3] is a Russian Philosopher, LGBTQ+ activist, feminist developing the philosophical part of feminist theory and women's rights supporter. [note 3] She is also a prose writer and journalist. She also is a supporter of the Ukrainian side of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [9]

Magazine "Ostrov"

Kharitonova is the creator and editor of Samizdat magazine "Ostrov"; [10] [11] (lit.'Island') beginning publishment in 1999, [12] being self-described as "radical feminist artistic and journalistic". [13]

The aim of the magazine was to introduce lesbian culture to Russia and increase lesbian self-esteem, along with promoting their public perception along with the relationship's of lesbian's relationships, and maintaining it, along with contributing to the consolidation of the LGBTQ community. [13] [14] [15] and the magazine succeeded in such of that; cultivating a tolerant attitude towards lesbians. [15] The magazine was self quoted to be, "texts written by lesbians themselves, texts for lesbians, and texts that highlight the life of the LGBT community in whole." and also focused on struggles of women themselves; feminist texts. [16]

References

  1. "Ольгерта Харитонова - Биография, книги автора | LoveRead.ec". loveread.ec (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  2. "Ольгерта Харитонова: Явление Pussy Riot" [Olgerta Kharitonova: Pussy Riot]. krotov.info (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  3. "Харитонова, Ольгерта Владиславовна" [Kharitonova, Olgerta Vladislavovna]. Информационный портал: строительство, ремонт, недвижимость, ландшафтный дизайн (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  4. "«Чужое тело — чужое дело». Российские феминистки — о браке, абортах и боди-позитиве" (in Russian). snob.ru. Archived from the original on 2020-03-29. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  5. "Работодатели недоплачивают женщинам, не отстаивающим свою позицию" (in Russian). РБК +1. Archived from the original on 2020-03-29. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  6. "Ольгерта Харитонова - о дискриминации женщин в России" (in Russian). Радио Свобода. Archived from the original on 2020-03-29. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  7. "Эксперты оценили инициативу с появлением в столице раздельных пляжей" (in Russian). www.metronews.ru. 2015-06-05. Archived from the original on 2020-03-29. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  8. "За репродуктивные права!". Левое Социалистическое Действие. Archived from the original on 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  9. ""The right to resist." A feminist manifesto". Commons. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  10. "Редакторы – Остров" [Editors - Ostrov] (in Russian). Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  11. Art Initiatives (2015-05-29). Ольгерта Харитонова - о радикально-феминистском журнале "Остров" . Retrieved 2025-03-03 via YouTube.
  12. "№ 1, декабрь 1999 г. – Остров". www.journal-ostrov.info (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2020-04-25. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
  13. 1 2 "Журнал – Остров". www.journal-ostrov.info. Archived from the original on 2020-03-29. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
  14. Модератор (2015-12-05). "Пресса ЛГБТ-сообщества с начала 1990-х до наших дней". Музей истории ЛГБТ (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-03-03.
  15. 1 2 "Советы да любовь. Как в СССР жили люди необычной сексуальной ориентации". The Insider (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2025-02-21. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
  16. Kharitonova, Olgerta. "Челобек гуттенберговской вселенной. Ольга Герт" [Person of the Gutenberg Universe. Olga Gert]. lesbi.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on March 29, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  1. Russian:Ольгерта Владислововна Харитонова, IPA: [ˈolgɛrtɐˈvlɐdɪslɐvɐvnɐˈxaritonovə]
  2. A variety of sources say Olgerta is 'на Урале' or 'from the Urals'.
  3. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]