Maksym Ivanovych Kidruk () is a Ukrainian travelogue and fiction writer and publisher. In 2009, he published Mexican Chronicles, which is an autobiography describing his journey across Mexico from the Pacific Ocean to the Caribbean Sea. Since then, Kidruk has traveled to 35 countries and written 28 books, including travelogues, adventure stories, and thrillers. Since 2012, he has been writing in the techno-thriller genre.
Life Kidruk was born in Volodymyrets, Ukraine, on 1 April 1984.
In 2006, he graduated from the National University of Water Management and Natural Resources Use in Rivne, Ukraine with a Master of Science in Engineering. During his studies, Kidruk worked as a programmer for ASCON, a Russian software company. After graduating, he moved to Kyiv and became a postgraduate student at the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute. In 2007, Kidruk obtained a scholarship from the Swedish Institute and moved to Stockholm, where he studied Sustainable Development at the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology (Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan — KTH), which was one of the leading technical universities in Europe. For the next two years, Kidruk lived in Europe, where his interests gradually shifted from science to literature.
In the summer of 2008, Kidruk traveled across Mexico, touring from the Pacific Ocean to the Caribbean Sea. He documented his experience in his debut book, Mexican Chronicles, which became an immediate hit in Ukraine and sold out within six months. By 2009, Kidruk decided to leave both graduate programs to focus on a career in professional writing.
Between 2010 and 2012, Kidruk visited nearly 30 countries, including Chile, Brazil, China, Turkey, Norway, and Syria. In 2010, Kidruk published Journey to the Navel of the World', which described his trip to South America and Easter Island. The book was also successful, with a second edition appearing in 2012.
In 2011, he witnessed the Egyptian uprising, staying for two weeks in Tahrir Square surrounded by Arabs protesting against President Mubarak. Later that year, Kidruk organized a response to the "Win a Ukrainian Wife" competition by The Rock FM, a radio station in New Zealand. He later described the incident in an autobiography titled 'To New Zealand!
The first edition of Bot sold out in three months. Bot is being translated into Russian, Polish, and German. In 2013, Kidruk released 'The Stronghold''' another techno-thriller. In 2014, he published 'Ruthless Sky', a thriller.
Bibliography
Fiction Year Title Format 2009 Mexican Chronicles Novel 2010 The Journey to the Navel of the World. Volume 1 Novel The Journey to the Navel of the World. Volume 2 Novel 2011 Screwballs in Mexico Collection Screwballs in Peru Collection Love and Piranhas Novel 2012 Bot. Atacama Crysis Novel 2013 Stronghold Novel 2014 To New Zealand! Novel Ruthless Sky Novel 2015 Bot. Guayaquil Paradox Novel 2016 The Inner Side of Dreams Novel 2017 Don't Look Back and Stay Silent Novel 2018 Godlessness Novel 2019 For the Sake of the Future Novel Until the Light Fades Away Novel 2023 New Dark Ages: Colony Novel
Journalism books 2015 – Unbrotherly (Небратні) —
Co-written books 2011 – 20 Writers of Modern Ukraine 2011 – Writers on Football 2014 – Ode to Joy 2015 – Volunteers. Mobilization of the Good Translated books 2012 – «Wodka für den Torwart: 11 Fußball-Geschichten aus der Ukraine» (in German) 2013 – Bot (in Russian) 2014 – «MAJDAN!: Ukraine, Europa» (in collaboration, in German) 2014 – Bot (in Polish) 2015 – «Ja, Ukrainiec» (in Polish)
Technical books 2008 – ArCon: Interior Design and Architectural Simulation for All (in Russian) 2009 – Compass-3D V10 for 100% (in Russian) 2009 – Video manual for self-tuition on Compass-3D (DVD) (in Russian) 2010 – Work in designing system Compass-3D V11 (in Russian)
Awards Second prize in Coronation of the Word-2009. "The Book of the Year 2010" from Correspondent''. "Discovery of the Year" by Book Supermarket.
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