A classic of Russian literature of the second half of the 87th century, Fazil Iskander died in Moscow at the age of XNUMX. He wrote “Sandro from Chegem”, “Chick’s Childhood”, “Rabbits and Boas”, “Thinking of Russia and an American” and many other works, reports the BBC. Funeral of Fazil Iskander...
Vatutinki. Russia. Vladimir Voinovich, one of the most famous dissident writers who was expelled from the USSR in 1980 (and deprived of citizenship from 1981 to the 90s), lived mainly in Germany and the United States. Then he returned to Russia. Now he lives in a dacha near Moscow ...
Lyudmila Ulitskaya. Her name is familiar to most Russian-speaking readers around the world and has become synonymous with amazing, amazing and honest books that are unmatched. Her works have long been included in the category of those that in no case should be missed. Her sincere ...
The American premiere of the solo performance of the ballet legend Mikhail Baryshnikov, in which he recites the poetry of the legendary poet Joseph Brodsky, will take place in March in New York. The tour will take place from 9 to 19 March 2016 at the Baryshnikov Center for the Arts. Tickets for performances will go on sale in ...
In Stockholm, within the framework of the traditional Nobel week, the Belarusian writer Svetlana Aleksievich delivered a lecture, who won the 2015 prize in literature. The award for the classic of Russian-language literature was awarded with the wording "for the polyphonic sounding of prose and the perpetuation of suffering and courage." The Nobel Prize Ceremony will take place ...
The 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Belarusian writer Svetlana Aleksievich with the wording “for the polyphonic sound of her prose and the perpetuation of suffering and courage”. This was announced by the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy Sarah Danius. The laureate's announcement was broadcast live on ...
Several students at Duke University in North Carolina have refused to read the comic "Merry Home", which is part of the mandatory curriculum, reports BBC News. They explained that the graphic novel about the life of a lesbian contradicts their religious beliefs. The students added that the pictures in the comics depict ...
The Customs Service of Ukraine has published a list of 38 books published in Russia that are prohibited from import to Ukraine. Among the banned publications are books by far-right philosopher Alexander Dugin, known for his support of the Novorossiya project, television and radio host Sergei Dorenko, writer Eduard Limonov, presidential adviser...
According to the authorities, the works "Carlson", "Thumbelina" and "Kolobok" contain harmful information. The list of fairy tales that are completely forbidden for reading to children of all ages and distribution among minors was voiced by presidential adviser Vladimir Tolstoy in the State Duma at a roundtable on the role of literature in ...
Popular Kharkov writer Sergei Zhadan, known for his books “Anarchy in the UKR” and “Red Elvis”, comes to New York with a new book “Kharkov-Meatpotamia”. The author combined prose and poetry in one collection, more precisely, nine stories and thirty poems. This time Zhadan, famous...