Alexandra Laignel-Lavastine (born 17 October 1966) is a French philosopher, essayist, and historian of East European history and culture.
[1] Laignel-Lavastine holds a PhD in History and Philosophy.
She studied at Paris-Sorbonne University and then at the Center for Training of Journalists (CFJ), before devoting herself to a career as an essayist.
In 2005, Laignel-Lavastine won the Charles-Veillon European prize for essays for Spirits of Europe: Paris, Calmann-Lévy, 2005.
[2] Laignel-Lavastine was awarded the LICRA 2015 Prize for Lost Thought: Islamism, populism, anti-Semitism.