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PROGRAMME OF EVENTS AT THE LONDON BOOK FAIR

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Tuesday 12 April

Russian Pavilion, Stand W555, EC2

Forum

Time	Venue	Event	Speakers
10.00 - 11.00	Stand W555, EC2	Hot off the Shelf: Thrillers Hear from authors, agents and publishers about the best new Russian books The Devil’s Wheel – presented by Mikhail Gigolashvili, author, and Julia Goumen, agent Point of No Return – presented by Polina Dashkova, author, and AST, publisher A White Dove of Cordoba – presented by Dina Rubina, author,and Seamus Murphy, agent	Mikhail Gigolashvili, Julia Goumen, Polina Dashkova, Dina Rubina, Seamus Murphy, AST publishers
11.00 - 12.00	Stand W555, EC2	Hot off the Shelf: Biopics Hear from authors, agents and publishers about the best new Russian books Leo Tolstoy: Flight from Paradise – presented by Pavel Basinsky, author, and Maria Mitropolskaya, agent Gagarin: Myth and Man – presented by Lev Danilkin, author, and Maria Mitropolskaya, agent Ruler of the Desert – presented by Leonid Yuzefovich, author, and Nibbe & Wiedling Literary Agency, agent Pasternak – presented by Dmitry Bykov, author, and Maria Mitropolskaya, agent	Pavel Basinsky, Lev Danilkin, Leonid Yuzefovich, Maria Mitropolskaya, Nibbe & Wiedling Literary Agency
12.00 - 12.30	Stand W555, EC2	Gagarin Celebration Russian cosmonauts speak on literature in space for the 50th anniversary of the first space flight
12.00 - 13.00	Stand W555, EC2	Hot off the Shelf: Detectives Hear from authors, agents and publishers about the best new Russian books Breathless – presented by Tatiana Ustinova, author, and Darya Sokolova, Eksmo Publishers Pet Foal of the House of Manyakh – presented by Master Chen, author, and Julia Goumen, agent The Paco Arraya books – presented by Sergei Kostin, author, and Maria Mitropolskaya, agent	Tatiana Ustinova, Darya Sokolova, Master Chen, Julia Goumen, Sergei Kostin, Maria Mitropolskaya
13.00 - 14.00	Stand W555, EC2	Hot off the Shelf: Literary Fiction Hear from authors, agents and publishers about the best new Russian books Letter-Book – presented by Mikhail Shishkin, author, and Seamus Murphy, agent Underground or a Hero of our Time – presented by Vladimir Makanin, author, and Maria Mitropolskaya, agent The Persian – presented by Alexander Ilichevsky, author, and Seamus Murphy, agent The Time of Women – presented by Elena Chizhova, author, and Nibbe & Wiedling Literary Agency	Mikhail Shishkin, Seamus Murphy, Vladimir Makanin, Maria Mitropolskaya, Alexander Ilichevsky, Elena Chizhova, Nibbe & Wiedling Literary Agency
14.00 - 15.00	Stand W555, EC2	Hot off the Shelf: Historical Fiction Hear from authors, agents and publishers about the best new Russian books The Stone Bridge – presented by Alexander Terekhov, author, and Elena Shubina, AST, publisher Solovyov and Larionov - presented by Evgeniy Vodolazkin, author, and NLO Publishing Lightheaded – presented by Olga Slavnikova, author, and Nibbe & Wiedling Literary Agency	Alexander Terekhov, Elena Shubina, Evgeniy Vodolazkin, NLO publishing, Olga Slavnikova, Nibbe & Wiedling Literary Agency
15.00 - 16.00	Stand W555, EC2	Hot off the Shelf: Current Politics Hear from authors, agents and publishers about the best new Russian books Sin – presented by Zakhar Prilepin, author, and Nibbe & Wiedling Literary Agency The List – presented by Dmitry Bykov, author, and Maria Mitropolskaya, agent I am a Chechen! – presented by German Sadulaev, author, and Galina Dursthoff Literary Agency Asystole – presented by Oleg Pavlov, author, and Boris Pasternak, publisher	Zakhar Prilepin, Nibbe & Wiedling Literary Agency, Dmitry Bykov, Maria Mitropolskaya, German Sadulaev, Galina Dursthoff Literary Agency, Oleg Pavlov, Boris Pasternak
16.00 - 17.00	Stand W555, EC2	Hot off the Shelf: Science Fiction and Fantasy Hear from authors, agents and publishers about the best new Russian books The One Who Lives – presented by Anna Starobinets, author, and Maria Mitropolskaya, agent Yellowhammers – presented by Denis Osokin, author, and Arkady Vitruk, publisher Librarian – presented by Mikhail Elizarov, author, and Julia Goumen, agent	Anna Starobinets, Maria Mitropolskaya, Denis Osokin, Arkady Vitruk, Mikhail Elizarov, Julia Goumen
17.00 - 18.00	Stand W555, EC2	The Debut Prize Presentation


Russian Pavilion, Stand W555, EC2 Front Room
Time	Venue	Event	Speakers
11.00 - 11.30	Front Room, Stand W555, EC2	The Moscow Kremlin Kuchkovo Pole Publishers present an exclusive insight into the everyday life of Russia's historical and political heart	Kuchkovo Pole Publishers
11.30 - 12.00	Front Room, Stand W555, EC2	History of Russia: New Interpretation. The Future of Europe: A Russian Viewpoint	Oleg Zimarin, VES MIR Publishing, Andrei Dvomichenko, St Petersburg State University
13.00 - 13.30	Front Room, Stand W555, EC2	Russian Literature: Multiculturalism in Action	Ravil Bukharaev, Mikhail Weller, Yury Polyakov
13.30 - 14.00	Front Room, Stand W555, EC2	Missed Encounters: Deconstruction of East-West Dialogues and Russian Contemplations	Alexei Maslov, Russian non-fiction author, scholar and TV and radio presenter
14.00 - 14.30	Front Room, Stand W555, EC2	The End of Civilisation: Literature and Philosophy Today	Mikhail Weller, bestselling writer and philosopher
14.30 - 15.00	Front Room, Stand W555, EC2	Building International Collections for Russian Libraries	Ekaterina Genieva, The Russian National Library of Foreign Literature, Ekaterina Nikonorova, The Russian State Library, Anton Likhomanov, The Russian National Library
15.00 - 15.30	Front Room, Stand W555, EC2	At the Crossroads of Culture: Russian Writers Living in London	Lydia Grigorieva, Vladimir Wiedermann, Eva Lanska
15.30 - 16.00	Front Room, Stand W555, EC2	The Amazing Samson A book about Alexander Zass, 'the world's strongest man' - a world famous Russian circus performer whose career reached its pinnacle in the UK in the 1920s and 30s	Igor Khramov, Orenburg Publishing, Rustem Galimov, translator, Lesley Vingoe, Hockley Parish Council, David Gentle, former editor of Health and Strength, Mr & Mrs Anglin, Samson's associates


Professional Programme / Seminars / Author Interviews


Thames Room, Earls Court 1 (EC1)
English PEN Literary Café, Earls Court 2 (EC2)
Literary Translation Centre, Earls Court 2 (EC2)

Time	Venue	Event	Speakers
10.00 - 11.00	Thames Room, EC1	Echos of the Past: Russian Historical Fiction	Ludmila Ulitskaya, Evgeniy Vodolazkin, Alexander Terekhov, Leonid Yuzefovich, Elena Chizhova Chair: Rosie Blau
11.30 - 12.30	English PEN Literary Café, EC2	Boris Akunin – London Book Fair Author of the Day	Boris Akunin
11.30 - 12.30	Thames Room, EC1	A Different Perspective: Russian Writing Abroad	Dina Rubina, Mikhail Shishkin, Mikhail Gigolashvili Chair: Maya Jaggi
13.00 - 14.00	Thames Room, EC1	Bestselling Genre Fiction in Russia This panel brings together some of the most popular Russian science fiction,fantasy and crime writers today	Sergei Lukyanenko, Tatiana Ustinova, Dmitry Glukhovsky
14.00 - 14.30	Literary Translation Centre, EC	Boris Akunin in discussion with his translator Andrew Bromfield	Boris Akunin, Andrew Bromfield
14.30 - 15.00	Literary Translation Centre, EC	In From the Cold: Does Russian Poetry Translate?	Marina Boroditskaya, Sasha Dugdale, Catriona Kelly Chair: Robert Chandler
14.30 - 15.30	Thames Room, EC1	Literary Prizes in Russia	Olga Slavnikova, Mark Lipovetsky, Vladimir Makanin, Vladimir Tolstoy, Alexander Gavrilov Chair: Boyd Tonkin
14.30 - 15.30	English PEN Literary Café, EC2	Dmitry Bykov in conversation with Angus Kennedy	Dmitry Bykov, Angus Kennedy
16.00 - 17.00	Thames Room, EC1	Russian Memory and Memoir Why do we choose to write about different figures at certain times in history? How does this affect the way we as readers view Russia from both within and abroad?	Pavel Basinsky, Lev Danilkin, Zakhar Prilepin, Dmitry Bykov Chair: Rosie Goldsmith
16.00 - 17.00	Wellington Room, EC1	Why Buy Russian Content? Professional programme	Christopher MacLehose, MacLehose Press, Maria Mitropolskaya, Academia Rossica, Julia Goumen, Goumen & Smirnova Literary Agency, Irina Shishova, Eksmo, Seamus Murphy, Murphy Literary Agency
17.30 - 18.30	Thames Room, EC1	Children’s Literature in Russia	Marina Boroditskaya, Olga Maeots, Andrey Usachev, Anna Starobinets, Tatiana Bokova Chair: Julia Eccleshare



New Literary Observer, Stand X305, EC2


Time	Venue	Event	Speakers
10.00 - 11.00	Stand X305, EC2	All About My Father: Family in Contemporary Russian Literature	Snob Project presents a short prose collection titled All About My Father and holds a discussion on family myth and family representation in contemporary Russian culture
11.00 - 12.00	Stand X305, EC2	Russia Through Western Eyes Why is Russia such a popular setting for British writers? What is their fascination with Russia, how does their imagination reflect the country’s past and shape its present?	Edward Docx, Daniel Johnson, Francis Spufford, Irina Prokhorova, Mark Lipovetsky, Kirill Kobrin. Chair: Donald Rayfield
13.00 - 14.00	Stand X305, EC2	The Testament of a Russian Buddhist: Remembering Alexander Piatigorsky A true philosopher, a versatile scholar and an original writer, Alexander Piatigorsky plays a unique role in both Russian and British culture	Christopher MacLehose, Andrew Nurnberg, Arnis Ritups, Uldis Tīrons, Irina Prokhorova. Chair: Kirill Kobrin
16.00 - 17.00	Stand X305, EC2	Russian Literature on the Move Discussion on the impact of many years of forced migration and immigration on Russia’s literary and cultural identity. Chair: Andrew Bromfield	Zinovy Zinik, Maria Rubins, Philip Bullock, Irina Prokhorova, Marina Buvailo