BOOKS FROM RUSSIA and SLOVO Festival
Monday, 19 April - Publishers Day at the LBF
The first day of the London Book Fair will focus on exploring opportunities for further integration of Russian
publishing into the international book market.
For the events at the Russian Stand at the LBF please see the full programme
| 18.30 | Waterstones Piccadilly* |
Vladimir Tolstoy,great great grandson of Leo Tolstoy, in conversation with James Meek: 'Is Tolstoy Alive?' (in English)
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| 20.00 | Waterstones Piccadilly** |
Olga Slavnikova, Maria Galina and Vladimir Sharov read from their new works (in Russian)
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Tuesday, 20 April - Writers Day at the LBF
The second day at Russian stand at the London Book Fair will focus on Russian writers, presenting their new works, reading and discussing them.
For the events at the Russian Stand at the LBF please see the full programme
| 18.30 |
Apollo Piccadilly |
Russian video-poetry (Programme 1) accompanied by live poetry readings. Introduced by Andrei Rodionov and Katya Troepolskaya (in Russian/English)
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| 20.00 | Waterstones Piccadilly** | Dmitry Bykov interviewed by Lev Danilkin (in Russian) |
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Wednesday, 21 April - Translators Day at the LBF
The Translators Day is specially dedicated to all those who make the fascinating world of Russian literature accessible to an English speaking audience. ACADEMIA ROSSICA's aim is to bring writers, publishers and translators together and to help create structures to support the publication and distribution of Russian literature in the English speaking world. The Translators Day will be a key element of this project, which will set the ground for a stronger recognition and promotion of literary translation.
For the events at the Russian Stand at the LBF please see the full programme
| 18.30 | Calvert 22 Gallery |
Russian video-poetry (Programme 2) accompanied by live poetry readings. Introduced by Andrei Rodionov and Katya Troepolskaya (in Russian/English). By invitation only.
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| 20.00 | Waterstones Piccadilly** | Sergei Lukyanenko interviewed by Dmitry Bykov (in Russian) |
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Thursday, 22 April
| 18.30 |
Apollo Piccadilly |
Russian video-poetry (Programme 3) accompanied by live poetry readings. Introduced by Andrei Rodionov and Katya Troepolskaya (in Russian/English).
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| 19.00 |
Waterstones Hampstead* | Dmitry Bykov vs Nick Harkaway: 'Living Souls' vs 'The Gone-Away World' (in English) |
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Friday, 23 April
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Oxford
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Dmitry Bykov meets with Oxford University Russian Society
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| 18.30 |
Waterstones Piccadilly* |
Voices from the Future – The Debut Prize for New Russian Writers. Attending: Olga Slavnikova, young writers (in Russian/English)
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| 20.30 |
Apollo Piccadilly
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'Ryzhy', a prize-winning documentary film about Russian poet Borys Ryzhy by director Aliona Van der Horst (Russian/English)
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Saturday, 24 April
| 14.00 |
Oxford, John's MCR |
Olga Slavnikova and Debut Prize winners meet with Oxford University Russian Society
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* Tickets to all events at Waterstones are £3, redeemable against purchase of any book. Call 020 7851 2400 to book tickets in advance
** The first 20 people to arrive receive a complimentary glass of wine – all events at Waterstones starting at 8pm
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