Elena Zhambalova


Elena Alexandrovna Zhambalova was a Russian poet.

Life and career

Zhambalova was born in Balakhta on 22 September 1986. She studied in the Department of Philology at Buryat State University, graduating in 2008.
She had works published in various publications, including the magazines Baikal, Siberian Lights, Znamya, New Youth, Lights of Kuzbass, and Literaturnaya Gazeta.
Zhambalova married and had four children; she and her family lived in Erkhirik in Buryatia.
Zhambalova died from a cardiac arrest on 19 July 2025, at the age of 38.

Awards and recognition