From the book “Venice. History of water and land" The Ministry of Culture of Belarus has added the Union of Belarusian Writers (SBP) to the list of creative unions, whose members are not subject to the “tax on parasitism.” The corresponding resolution was published on the National Legal Portal of the Republic of Belarus. The Belarusian Literary Union “Polotsk Branch” and the Belarusian Guild of Masters and Craftsmen were also added to the list.

How animals enhance the library experience The monument to the writer and playwright Maxim Gorky will be returned to its historical place near the Belorussky railway station in Moscow. This was reported by Gazeta.Ru with reference to Deputy Mayor Pyotr Biryukov. Vera Mukhina, Nina Zelenskaya, Ivan Shadr and Zinaida Ivanova worked on the sculpture. For this they were awarded the Stalin Prize of the first degree.

From the book “Venice. History of water and land" The founder and CEO of the Amphora publishing house, Oleg Sedov, headed the Publishing Solutions company, the Russian division of the Ridero group. Vedomosti writes about this. Sedov founded Amphora in 1998 together with Vadim Nazarov. Until 2015, the publishing house published about 70 million books. In March 2016, the trade and publishing plant "Offset" filed a bankruptcy claim against "Amphora", and in September Rosevrobank did so.

Books that miraculously survived to this day There are many books describing various miracles in the history of literature. But sometimes the story of the book itself, the fact that we can hold it in our hands and read is already a miracle in itself, not inferior to fictional adventures. At the request of Gorky, Leo Oborin thinks about this phenomenon. Paradise, of course. Borgees saw - and, probably, when he was blinded, it was even brighter - that paradise is an endless library.

From the book “Venice. History of water and land" Scottish writer Irvine Welsh agreed to write a script for a television series about raves Ibiza87 (“Ibiza-87”). Music publication Fact reported this on Tuesday. The release date of the series is still unknown. The series will feature three real-life DJs who will record a joint soundtrack for it: Paul Oakenfold, Nicky Holloway and Danny Rampling.

From the book “Venice. History of water and land" American poet and musician Bob Dylan, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature last year, agreed to accept the award. The BBC reports this with reference to the Swedish Academy. This coming weekend, representatives of the academy will meet with the poet in Stockholm, where he will come to play a concert. Previously, Dylan refused to come to the award ceremony, citing commitments.

All you need to know about your beloved heroes In April, Zangavar published the long-awaited fifth book of comics about Moomi-trolls-this is the last volume created by Tove Jansson in cooperation with his brother Lars (then the publishing house will take up the continuation of the adventures that Lars already without the participation of the sister). In anticipation of this significant event, Gorky was prepared by the guide for the universe of the Moomi-trolls.