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A festival of Russian literature will be held in London.
LONDON. In the capital of Great Britain, preparations are under way for the start of the SLOVO Russian Literature Festival, which will take place on April 11th.
A unique exhibition of children’s books opened in Voronezh
VORONEZH. A unique exhibition entitled “A paper boat named a book...” dedicated to children’s works of the 19th-20th centuries opened in the rare books department of the Zone Scientific Library of Voronezh State University.
Astrid Lindgren Prize awarded in Sweden
STOCKHOLM. On Tuesday, March 31, in the capital of Sweden, the International Literary Prize in memory of Astrid Lindgren for 2015, awarded since 2002 for contribution to the development of children’s and youth literature, was awarded.
A poet from Omsk wrote a single-word book
OMSK. Kazakh poet Ilyubay Baktybaev-Omsky wrote a book “And after that there was a word...”, consisting of only one word. According to the author, a work in which only "Yes-ah..." is written should cause the reader to "philosophical reflection on life."
Almanac for children and adolescents "I want to know everything!" is returning
ST. PETERSBURG. March 25 at the House of Scientists. Gorky held a presentation of the legendary almanac for know-it-all children “I want to know everything!”.
Kostya Dzyu and Vladimir Khryunov conquered Literary Olympus
MOSCOW. The absolute world boxing champion Kostya Dzyu, as well as the famous Russian sports manager Vladimir Khryunov, became the owners of the international literary award and the literary Olympus of the same name.
Shortlisted nominees for international Booker Prize published
CAPE TOWN. At a press conference recently held in the southern capital of South Africa, the Booker Prize organizers unveiled a list of finalists for this season.
In St. Petersburg, the opening of the Year of Literature
ST. PETERSBURG. On March 23, the grand opening of the program of the Year of Literature 2015 in St. Petersburg took place on the new stage of the Alexandrinsky Theater.
In Serbia I popularize Russian literature
BELGRADE. In order to popularize Russian culture in Serbia, the largest action to disseminate the works of great Russian writers began.
The 35th Book Salon opened in Paris
PARIS. On Saturday, March 21, the annual 35th Paris Book Salon began work in the French capital.
Stephen King will share writing techniques with novice writers
The American writer, the legendary "king of horrors" Stephen King said that in November 2015 his new book The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (Fair of Nightmares ") will be released, in which the writer will share his literary tricks to help him write his works.
"Russian Prize" announced a long list of nominees
MOSCOW. According to the results of 2014, the long list of nominees for victory in the prestigious award “Russian Prize” was announced by the organizing committee of the international literary contest and the Presidential Center B.N. Yeltsin. "
Chekhov translated into Chinese
BEIJING. On the occasion of the 155th anniversary of the birth of the great Russian writer Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, the Chinese publishing house Shanu Inzhuguan published a collection of his letters translated into Chinese.
In Moscow, the opening of the library-cultural center of the writer Fazil Iskander
MOSCOW. The walls of the cultural center dedicated to the Abkhaz writer Fazil Iskander will contain books from his home library, rare family photographs unknown to a wide audience, a desktop, at which the author wrote most of his works, as well as some items from his personal account.
An exhibition of unique Orthodox literature opened in Kaluga Maloyaroslavets
MALOYAROSLAVETS. As part of the new exhibition Maloyaroslavets Museum and Exhibition Center. I.A. Soldatenkova presented 30 unique publications dedicated to the Russian Orthodox culture.