Lena Karpunina
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Lena Karpunina | |
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| Born | 1963 |
| Died | November 4, 2013 (aged 49–50) |
| Occupation | Esperantist short story writer |
| Language | Esperanto |
| Alma mater | Tajik Technical University, Humboldt University of Berlin |
| Notable works | La Bato (2001), Neokazinta Amo (2007) |
Lena Karpunina (1963 — November 4, 2013; Russian: Елена Карпунина) was an Esperanto-language writer in Tajikistan (then a part of the Soviet Union). Born in what is now Russia, she grew up in the Tajik capital of Dushanbe, then was forced to leave for Germany due to the Tajikistani Civil War. From 2010 until her death, she was a member of the Akademio de Esperanto, chosen primarily in recognition of her work in the field of literature.[1]
Jelena Karpunina, known as Lena, was born in 1963 in Kaluga, Soviet Union, in what is now Russia.[2][3] She grew up in Dushanbe, the capital of what is now Tajikistan.[2][3] After graduating from Tajik Technical University in 1986, she worked for various businesses in Tajikistan as a motor engineer.[2][3] In 1988, she began to learn Esperanto.[2][3] She traveled frequently to Esperanto meetings and congresses.[3] Then, in 1993, during the Tajikistani Civil War, she moved to Berlin, where in 1997 she began studying German linguistics at Humboldt University. While in Germany, she married Gerd Bussing, a German Esperantist.[2] She died in 2013 in Berlin.[1][2]
