More than 150 contemporary Russian writers and publishers join their US counterparts to discuss contemporary writing in the context of historic Russian literary traditions and political and cultural themes of the present day. All events are free and open to the public unless indicated otherwise.
| Time | Topic | Panelists | Moderator | Venue |
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| 6:00-7:30 PM | LITERARY SHOWCASE: Jewish Identity in the Russian Cultural Context Еврейская тема в контексте русской культуры |
Vadim Yarmolinets | Queens Library at Forest Hills - Meeting Room (lower level) | |
| 6:30-8:00 PM | LITERARY SHOWCASE - Uncensored: New Language for a New Century Без купюр: новый язык для нового времени |
Mikhail Epstein | NYU Open House | |
| 7:00-9:30 PM | LITERARY SHOWCASE: The Experimental Art of Russian Children’s Books, 1881-1939: Opening Reception | Read Russia Gallery - 172 Duane Street, New York (by invitation: for info, contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) |
| Time | Topic | Panelists | Moderator | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00-10:30 AM | BOOKEXPO: The Solzhenitsyn Archive | BookExpo America - Jacob Javits Center - Read Russia Booth, Uptown Stage (tickets required) | ||
| 3:30-4:00 PM | BOOKEXPO: Moscow, Stalin: New Historical Novels and Cultural Histories | BookExpo America - Jacob Javits Center - Read Russia Booth, Uptown Stage (tickets required) | ||
| 6:00-7:30 PM | LITERARY SHOWCASE: Fairytales for the 21st Century Сказки для XXI века |
Tatyana Magazinnik | Queens Library at Flushing | |
| 6:30-8:00 PM | LITERARY SHOWCASE - Surviving the 90s: Emerging from Chaos Остаться в живых: хаос 90-х |
Mark Krotov | 92YTribeca | |
| 7:00-9:30 PM | RECEPTION: Contemporary Writers on the Russian Classics | Edward Kasinec | New York Public Library/Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (by invitation: for info, contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) | |
| 8:30-8:40 PM | READ RUSSIA ROOF: Opening and Welcome | Vladimir Lenskiy | Dream Hotel Midtown, Roof (This event is filled. For press inquiries, please contact: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) | |
| 8:40-9:15 PM | READ RUSSIA ROOF: Wine Tasting with Master Chen | Vladimir Lenskiy | Dream Hotel Midtown, Roof (This event is filled. For press inquiries, please contact: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) | |
| 9:15-10:15 PM | READ RUSSIA ROOF: Chicha Libre Concert | Vladimir Lenskiy | Dream Hotel Midtown, Roof (This event is filled. For press inquiries, please contact: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) | |
| 10:15-11:00 PM | READ RUSSIA ROOF: Sergey Kuznetsov and Anna Starobinets on Moscow, The Long Road to Change | Vladimir Lenskiy | Dream Hotel Midtown, Roof (This event is filled. For press inquiries, please contact: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) | |
| 11:00-12:00 PM | READ RUSSIA ROOF: Dmitry Bykov reads lyrical poems | Vladimir Lenskiy | Dream Hotel Midtown, Roof (This event is filled. For press inquiries, please contact: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) | |
| 00:00-00:30 AM | READ RUSSIA ROOF - Film Screening: New Russian Animation | Vladimir Lenskiy | Dream Hotel Midtown, Roof (This event is filled. For press inquiries, please contact: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) |
| Time | Topic | Panelists | Moderator | Venue |
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| 4:30-5:00 PM | BOOKEXPO: Voices of the New Generation |
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BookExpo America - Jacob Javits Center - Read Russia Booth, Uptown Stage (tickets required) | |
| 6:30-7:30 PM | LITERARY SHOWCASE: The Word as Witness Слово как свидетель |
Galina Sokolovskaya | Queens Library at Forest Hills - Meeting Room (lower level) | |
| 6:30-8:00 PM | LITERARY SHOWCASE: Is Theater More Politically Relevant than Literature in Today’s Russia? Литература и театр в современной России: политическая релевантность |
Helen Shaw | Read Russia Gallery - 172 Duane Street | |
| 6:30-8:30 PM | Vica Miller Literary Salon - Russian Fiction Today: Select Readings (in English) | Vica Miller | Susan Eley Fine Art (This event is now closed) | |
| 7:00-9:30 PM | RECEPTION: Official Welcome with chamber music ensemble and special guests | Russian Consulate General (by invitation: for info, contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) | ||
| 8:00-9:00 PM | READ RUSSIA ROOF: Poetry reading by Vera Polozkova | Vladimir Lenskiy | Dream Hotel Midtown, Roof (This event is filled. For press inquiries, please contact: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) | |
| 8:30-10:00 PM | In conversation with Zakhar Prilepin, co-presented with SNOB | Read Russia Gallery - 172 Duane Street (This is a ticketed event. For tickets please visit: snobeventsprilepin.eventbrite.com) | ||
| 9:00-9:15 PM | READ RUSSIA ROOF: Presentation of the exhibition “Russia through the train window” | Vladimir Lenskiy | Dream Hotel Midtown, Roof (This event is filled. For press inquiries, please contact: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) | |
| 9:15-10:00 PM | READ RUSSIA ROOF: Sergei Lukyanenko and a special VJ set of Night / Day Watch | Vladimir Lenskiy | Dream Hotel Midtown, Roof (This event is filled. For press inquiries, please contact: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) | |
| 10:00-10:30 PM | READ RUSSIA ROOF - Zakhar Prilepin: A theatrical reading | Vladimir Lenskiy | Dream Hotel Midtown, Roof (This event is filled. For press inquiries, please contact: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) | |
| 10:30-11:30 PM | READ RUSSIA ROOF: Acoustic performance by Eugene Hütz of Gogol Bordello | Vladimir Lenskiy | Dream Hotel Midtown, Roof (This event is filled. For press inquiries, please contact: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) | |
| 11:30 PM-12:30 AM | READ RUSSIA ROOF: Performance by Psoi Korolenko | Vladimir Lenskiy | Dream Hotel Midtown, Roof (This event is filled. For press inquiries, please contact: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) |
| Time | Topic | Panelists | Moderator | Venue |
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| 6:30-8:00 PM | LITERARY SHOWCASE: The Uneasy Truce of Cinema and Literature Eдинство и борьба противоположностей: взаимоотношения литературы и кино |
Louis Menashe | Tribeca Screening Room | |
| 6:30-8:00 PM | The Brighton Beach Project |
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Martin E. Segal Center | |
| 7:00 PM | RECEPTION: Celebrating Contemporary Russian Poets | Ann Kjellberg (Reception Co-Host) | Read Russia Gallery - 172 Duane Street |