Presentation of the first updated issue of the oldest literary magazine "Aurora"

In the Year of Literature, I would like to draw attention to the plight of thick literary magazines in St. Petersburg. The literary, artistic and socio-political magazine Aurora also fights for its existence.

On April 17, 2015, Aurora Magazine makes an official presentation of the updated magazine and presents the first issue this year in the St. Petersburg branch of the Russian Writers Union.

The evening is conducted by Ilya Boyashov and Kira the Terrible.

At the evening, Kira Groznaya, Ivan Rogov, Vyacheslav Khovanov, Victoria Chernozhukova, as well as other authors of the Aurora magazine and poets of the literary associations of St. Petersburg will read their poems.

Time: April 17, 18.00

Address: Writer’s House (Zvenigorodskaya, 22)
Literary Salon "Third Friday".

Aurora is the oldest periodical in St. Petersburg. His first issue was released on July 29, 1969. It published Daniil Granin, Alexander Volodin, Sergey Dovlatov, Lev Uspensky and others. Our authors are highly appreciated by literary masters, receive prestigious awards. For example, Dmitry Polyakov (Katin), thanks to the novel "Children of the New Moon", became the winner of the "Bunin Prize"; Marat Basyrov, Kirill Ryabov and Sergey Shargunov were nominated for the National Bestseller Award.

Information:

Kira Groznaya - Russian writer, member of the Union of Writers of Russia, candidate of psychological sciences, editor-in-chief of Aurora magazine.

From January 2010 to 2011 - literary editor in the journal Aurora.
From 2012 to 2014 - editor of the Debut section.
Since September 2014 - Chief Editor of Aurora Magazine.

Publications: “Star”, “Aurora”, “New Youth”, “Czech Republic Today”, “Change” (Belgorod), “Our Street”, “Milk”, “Folioverso”, “Network Literature”, “Zinziver”, “ Foreign backyards ”,“ Young Petersburg ”,“ Second Petersburg ”,“ Front door ”and a number of others.

Published books: “The Chinese Box” (St. Petersburg, 2009), “The Beyond Degree” (St. Petersburg, 2011).

Ilya Vladimirovich Boyashov (March 16, 1961, Leningrad) - Russian writer and teacher of history.

In 2007, he received the National Bestseller Award for his book The Way of Muri