Writer Dmitry Bykov is hospitalized in Ufa

Publicist Dmitry Bykov was in the hospital in Ufa, reports Prufu.ru.

Bykov came to Ufa to give a lecture "Russian joke as a literary genre." She, like subsequent events planned in Moscow, Tallinn and Riga, are canceled. It became known about the cancellation of the performance in the capital of Bashkiria only two hours before the event.

“Last night, he felt poorly and was taken to the Ufa city hospital,” said Alexei Venediktov, editor -in -chief of the Echo of Moskvy radio station, told Interfax.

“I couldn’t cope this morning yet, but judging by the fact that they didn’t call me, everything is in order, that is, the situation is stable. They call me when everything is wrong, ”he added.

Hospitalization is associated with a chronic disease, he added.