Max Kidruk

Maksym Ivanovych Kidruk (Ukrainian: Максим Іванович Кідрук) 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.^[2] Since then, Kidruk has traveled to 35 countries^[3] and written 28 books,^[4] including travelogues, adventure stories, and thrillers. Since 2012, he has been writing in the techno-thriller genre.^[5]

Max Kidruk
Kidruk in 2017
Born	Maksym Ivanovych Kidruk (1984-04-01) 1 April 1984 (age 41) Volodymyrets, Ukraine
Occupation	Writer
Alma mater	Kyiv Polytechnic University
Period	2009–present[1]
Genre	Travel literature, techno-thriller
Spouse	Tetiana Kidurk
Website
darkages.maxkidruk.com/en/

Life

Kidruk was born in Volodymyrets, Ukraine, on 1 April 1984.^[6]

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.^[3] 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.^[6][7]

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.^[6] For the next two years, Kidruk lived in Europe, where his interests gradually shifted from science to literature.^[5]

In the summer of 2008, Kidruk traveled across Mexico, touring from the Pacific Ocean to the Caribbean Sea.^[2] 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.^[3]

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.^{[citation needed]}

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!'^[5][7][8]

The first edition of Bot sold out in three months. Bot is being translated into Russian, Polish, and German.^[5] In 2013, Kidruk released 'The Stronghold' another techno-thriller.^[9] In 2014, he published 'Ruthless Sky', a thriller.

Bibliography

Fiction

Year	Title	Format	Ref.
2009	Mexican Chronicles	Novel	[10]
2010	The Journey to the Navel of the World. Volume 1	Novel	[11]
	The Journey to the Navel of the World. Volume 2	Novel	[citation needed]
2011	Screwballs in Mexico	Collection	[12]
	Screwballs in Peru	Collection	[citation needed]
	Love and Piranhas	Novel	[13]
2012	Bot. Atacama Crysis	Novel	[12]
2013	Stronghold	Novel	[12]
2014	To New Zealand!	Novel	[14]
	Ruthless Sky	Novel	[12]
2015	Bot. Guayaquil Paradox	Novel	[12]
2016	The Inner Side of Dreams	Novel	[12]
2017	Don't Look Back and Stay Silent	Novel	[12]
2018	Godlessness	Novel	[12]
2019	For the Sake of the Future	Novel	[12]
	Until the Light Fades Away	Novel	[12]
2023	New Dark Ages. Colony	Novel	[15]

Journalism books

• 2015 – Unbrotherly (Небратні)^[16] — ISBN 978-966-14-8789-4

Co-written books

• 2011 – 20 Writers of Modern Ukraine^{[citation needed]}
• 2011 – Writers on Football^{[citation needed]}
• 2014 – Ode to Joy^[17]
• 2015 – Volunteers. Mobilization of the Good^[18]

Translated books

• 2012 – «Wodka für den Torwart: 11 Fußball-Geschichten aus der Ukraine» (in German)^{[citation needed]}
• 2013 – Bot (in Russian)^{[citation needed]}
• 2014 – «MAJDAN!: Ukraine, Europa» (in collaboration, in German)^{[citation needed]}
• 2014 – Bot (in Polish)^{[citation needed]}
• 2015 – «Ja, Ukrainiec» (in Polish)^{[citation needed]}

Technical books

• 2008 – ArCon: Interior Design and Architectural Simulation for All (in Russian)^{[citation needed]}
• 2009 – Compass-3D V10 for 100% (in Russian)^{[citation needed]}
• 2009 – Video manual for self-tuition on Compass-3D (DVD) (in Russian)^{[citation needed]}
• 2010 – Work in designing system Compass-3D V11 (in Russian)^{[citation needed]}

Awards

• Second prize in Coronation of the Word-2009.^[19]
• "The Book of the Year 2010" from Correspondent.^[20]
• "Discovery of the Year" by Book Supermarket.^[21]