... biographically related to that region. Where does your interest in Central Asia stem from?
I would not say that I am any exception. A Russian-speaking writer from Central Asia — now
that
would be quite a rarity. I belong to that last generation of Soviet people ... ... years at school, that is, in the early 1980s. The last generation of Soviet youth were greatly influenced by Western counterculture: English-language music and the Beat literature. This counterculture was largely oriented towards the East, as distinct from the traditional, self-centred Western ...
... focuses on the topic of war, and very rarely is anyone able to effectively convey two points of view – the Chechen and the Russian. I think Tugareva managed to do just that in a very interesting way. I really like Vladimir Medvedev’s
Zahhok
, which ... ... violent and scary scenes, but it deals with an experience of recent decades that has not yet been reflected in contemporary literature. For fans of counterculture literature, I would recommend Ilya Danishevsky’s
Tenderness for the Dead
, which is a very powerful and unexpected ...
... Russian Language and Literature in Great Britain and on 27 April 2016 we are going to open the Year of the English Language and Literature in Russia. The opening will be marked by the launch of a metro train named after Shakespeare. And the list goes on. On 4 April 2016, in spite of the complicated international situation, we shall hold a meeting of the intergovernmental commission on culture, education and youth together with the French Foreign Ministry, after a break that lasted since 2007. Naturally, we are ...
2015 is the Year of Literature in Russia. One of Russia’s most popular writers,
Oleg Roy
, shares his insights on contemporary literature, the state of libraries and promoting a positive image of Russia abroad through literature and cinema.
Russia has always been famous for its ballet,...
