John Elsworth is an English academic and translator, specialising in Russian literature.
He studied Modern Languages at St John’s College, Cambridge, and also spent a year at Moscow University.
He won the 2012 Rossica Prize for his translation of Bely's best-known novel, Petersburg.
He was previously nominated for translating The Silver Dove, Bely's début novel.
He is married to Katya Young, and divides his time between Manchester and the Greek islands.