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Salon of Russian books in the capital of France
PARIS. The salon of the Russian book, focused on contemporary Russian literature and designed to familiarize itself with the many works of famous contemporary authors, will be held in Paris from November 7 to 9, 2014. The event will be held at the L’Espace des Blancs-Manteaux exhibition center.
Saratov Museum K.A. Fedina received a unique relic as a gift
SARATOV. A unique family heirloom is a five-volume collected works of M.Yu. Lermontov recently donated to the State Saratov Museum named after K.A. Fedina daughter of Konstantin Alexandrovich Fedin, Nina Konstantinovna.
Sakhalin invites comedians throughout the country
SAKHALIN. Employees of the Sakhalin Oblast Universal Scientific Library and the regional branch of the Writers’ Union of Russia have announced the launch of the new All-Russian literary contest of humorous stories “Holy Simplicity”.
Shirley Jackson’s collection of unknown stories will be published
A new collection of stories by a cult writer who created her works in the horror genre of Shirley Jackson (years 1916-1965) will soon appear on the shelves of US bookstores.
Agatha Christie’s collection of recipes for poisonous dishes
Torquay. In the British city of Torquay, at the festival in honor of the 125th anniversary of the Queen of Detectives Agatha Christie, a unique culinary book, Creams and Punishments, based on the works of a famous writer, will be presented.
Sverdlovsk region collects "Wagon and a small cart" of books for citizens
YEKATERINBURG. A unique action called "The Wagon and the Small Cart", organized by the Sverdlovsk Railway Company in conjunction with the local regional universal library named after Belinsky, started in Yekaterinburg.
Svetlana Aleksievich - one of the main contenders for The Baillie Gifford Prize
LONDON. Svetlana Aleksievich’s book “Second Hand Time” is on the long list of the Bailey Gifford Prize.
An international book exhibition-fair has opened in Minsk today
MINSK. One of the largest international book exhibitions in the post-Soviet space has opened today for the 22nd time in Minsk.
Tove Jansson Family Birthday Festival
August 11 in Tampere, Finland celebrate the birthday of Tove Jansson with a large family festival. The celebration will take place in the Sorsapuisto Museum Park and the only Moomin Museum in the world.
Sentimental Reformer Nikolai Karamzin
Ulyanovsk. In the homeland of Nikolai Karamzin, his poems were read all day.
Sergei Dovlatov: Emigration and His Work
Sergei Dovlatov is often regarded as one of the most compelling figures in post-Soviet Russian literature, renowned for his sharp wit and disarmingly honest portrayal of the challenges of life in the Soviet Union.
Symbolism in Alexander Blok’s poem "The Twelve"
Alexander Blok, one of the most prominent representatives of Russian symbolism, in his poem "The Twelve" created a work saturated with deep symbolic images reflecting revolutionary events and philosophical reflections on the fate of Russia.
Symbolism in Russian poetry of the early 20th century
Symbolism was the first and most significant modernist movement in Russia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, also known as the Silver Age of Russian literature.
Readers’ sympathies on the side of the autobiographical book of Catherine Margolis
MOSCOW. The first results of the literary award "NOS" are known. The majority of readers’ votes on the results of online voting were given to the book “Footprints on the Water”.
Synthesis of cinema and literature at a book salon in St. Petersburg
ST. PETERSBURG. On the banks of the Neva, the International Book Salon began work for the 11th time.