"Memorial" found a new platform for its program on Mokmokf

The Memorial Society, in protest against censorship, refused to participate in the Moscow International Open Book Festival (Moktkf), transfers its program on June 11 in the March cafe.

The Memorial decided to remove its program from the festival after it became known about the actual ban on the COLTA.RU project on Mmokf. “In connection with the circumstances , the tomorrow's program of the Memorial tent is transferred from the open book festival in the March cafe (Petrovka, 25),” Memorial reports.

The Memorial program in the Cafe "March" June 11:

12:30 - "Young Stalin" Simon Sebag Montephiore

Simon Sebag Montefiore is an English journalist, historian and writer, author of many books in the genre of popular history, most of which are dedicated to Russian and Soviet history. The Russian translation of the novel “Young Stalin” recently published at Corpus caused conflicting response among Moscow readers. The writer's skill and the ability to captivate the reader cause enthusiasm, and the author’s trust in the myths about Stalin caused acute irritation in some academic circles.

Leo Oborin (translator), Evgenia Lavat (editor of the book), Nikita Petrov (Memorial), Oleg Khlevnyuk (historian), Alexander Arkhipova (IVGI RSU), Olga Edelman (historian, GARF) and others were discussed to discuss the documentary and artistry of the genre.

Moderator: Galina Yuzefovich

15:00 - Lubomir Deresh (Ukraine)

The debut of young Lyubomir Deresh was one of the brightest zero in the Ukrainian prose. Deresh will read texts in Russian and Ukrainian.

What does a generation that go out in the square read? Ukrainian hippies and hipsters of the 2010s: fear of growing up or a new measurement of adulthood? Writing biography in the 21st century: a new romantic myth or marketing strategy? Ukraine - Tibet or Europe?

Moderator: Elena Rybakova

16:30 - Evgenia Bilchenko (Ukraine)

Civilian Crazy outside. He believes in God and freedom. It was printed a lot, but does not store publications.
Bilchenko poem "Who am I?" It seems that everyone who followed the tragic events in Kyiv in the winter of 2014. The teacher and poet Evgenia Bilchenko will read poetry and talk with readers one academic pair.

Moderator: Alexander Polivanov

18:00 - Discussion

What happens in Ukraine from the point of view of Ukrainian and Russian intellectuals? How are the events of recent months reflected in poetry and prose? What civil position in relation to events in Ukraine did Ukrainian and Russian intellectuals take? Does the intellectual have civil liability?

They were invited to the discussion: Evgenia Bilchenko, Lyubomir Deresh, Marat Gelman, Oksana Mysina, Gleb Morev, Anna Narinskaya, Jens Zigert and others.

Moderator: Andrey Okara