Miles Davis on reading, iconic jazzmen of the 20th century, drugs and perversions “Gorky” continues the week of texts about music - we published monologues of punks about their reading practices and a review of “The Song Machine” by John Seabrook.

From the book “Venice. History of water and land" The Yasnaya Polyana literary award has opened a new season and began accepting applications. The size of the main cash prize has increased by one million rubles, a Gorky correspondent reports from the opening ceremony. “Childhood” was excluded from the nominations. Adolescence. Youth" for young authors and "Modern classics". The nominations “Modern Prose” have appeared, the winner of which will receive three million rubles, and “Yasnaya Polyana.

From the book “Venice. History of water and land" The educational campaign “Total Dictation 2017” will take place on April 8, project manager Olga Rebkovets told the Moscow agency. “Traditionally, there will be an opportunity to write a dictation online. The author’s name is being kept secret for now,” she added. In addition, free preparatory courses in the Russian language will begin on February 17. Special online courses will also be organized and can be started on February 22.

From the book “Venice. History of water and land" Presidential Advisor on Culture Vladimir Tolstoy spoke out against the merger of the two largest Russian libraries - the Moscow RSL (or "Leninka") and the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg (or "Publichka"). TASS reports this. “I am categorically against it. I hope that this will not happen, I don’t see a single plus, I see only minuses,” Tolstoy said in a conversation with the agency.

From classics and academangard to Kisha and existential punk Gorky continues the music week - we published monologues of Pankov about their reading practices, a review of John Sibruk’s “Song Car”, a fragment from the book “Bowie” by the philosopher Simoni and excerpts from the autobiography of Miles Davis.