Ánna Báttler (Russian: А́нна Ба́ттлер) is the pen name of Ánna Vasílievna Levashóva (Russian: Анна Васильевна Левашова; born May 16, 1981), a Russian poet, writer, actress, and philanthropist.
Biography
Anna was born in a family of engineers. At the age of 3 her parents got divorced. In 1984, Anna and her mother moved to (Germany).
She developed a love of Russian literature and culture that was instilled by her maternal grandmother Dina Dmitrievna (née Novitskaya).
Anna Battler graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) with two degrees in psychology and clinical psychology.
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She has published three collections of poetry: To Him (Russian: К нему), Dark Horse (Russian: Темная лошадка), Without a Dowry (Russian: Бесприданница).
In September 2015, Anna finished her book entitled Wild Russian Mother (Russian: Дикая русская мать). This work described political and social situation in modern Russia, focusing on the public attitude to children and the role of education, the moral decay of Russian society and the corruption of state officials.
But the original text was banned by censorship authorities. However, the edited version of the book was published later.
In 2017, Anna Battler was invited to join the International Union of Writers.
In March 2017, Anna’s selected poems from the collection Thank You (Russian: Благодарю) were broadcast by the Russian radio station Kultura (“Culture”).