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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.
International Book Fair kicks off in Germany
LEIPZIG. In the German "city of fairs" - Leipzig on Wednesday evening, March 11, the opening of the international book fair. Until March 15, more than 2 thousand exhibitors will present their new programs and publications, about 3 thousand cultural events will be held.
Scientists have found three previously unknown poems by Lomonosov
ST. PETERSBURG. Literary scholars of the Institute of Russian Literature (Pushkin House), working on the compilation of the "Dictionary of Russian Writers of the 18th Century," found three previously unknown congratulatory poems written by Mikhail Lomonosov.
Roman Jussi Adler-Olsen recognized as the best detective in Europe
As part of the Mord am Hellweg European Prize competition, which is presented to authors writing their novels in the detective genre this year, writer Jussi Adler-Olsen became the winner.
The international contest Reading Petersburg 2015 has begun
ST. PETERSBURG. The program of the international project “Reading Perthburg-2015. Choosing the best foreign writer ”works from 18 countries of Europe, Latin America and the USA take part.
International Book Festival to be held on Red Square
MOSCOW. On Wednesday, March 4, at an open press conference, representatives of Rospechat announced that the Moscow International Book Festival, scheduled as part of the Year of Literature in Russia, will be held on Red Square from June 25 to 28, 2015.
Year of literature started in Ugra
UGRA. On March 3, World Writer’s Day, in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug, the Year of Literature began with the presentation of the Prize of the Governor of Ugra in literature in 2014.
The book on how to create Harry Potter, was published
Last weekend, a new work called “JK Rowling: A Bibliography” by Philippe Errington, head of the children’s literature department at Sotheby’s auction house, appeared on the shelves of UK bookstores.