From the book “Venice. History of water and land" A press conference dedicated to the release of a special edition of Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt’s book “Noah’s Children” within the framework of the Charity Project of the Vera Hospice Foundation “Life for the Rest of Life” was held on November 24 at the Pioneer cinema.

Censors are good and bad The famous American historian Robert Darnton wrote a book about censorship: he analyzes how this institution functioned in France of the 18th century, in colonial India and the GDR. At the request of Gorky, the translator and literature historian Vera Milchin tells about the book. Darnton R. Censors at work. How the state forms literature / Per. from English. M. Solntseva.

From the book “Venice. History of water and land" American writer Lev Grossman spoke on his blog about a new novel, which will take place after the death of King Arthur. “What if we started the story with the death of King Arthur (like A Song of Ice and Fire, by and large, begins with the death of Robert Baratheon). When the final battle is over, when Arthur is laid to rest in Avalon - what happens to the survivors?

What hackers read Gorky continues the cycle about the practices of reading different social and professional groups: we have already published monologues of the Ural workers , former prisoners , authors of the Translit Almanac , Pankov and Bartenders . This time we decided to talk about literature with “black” and “white” hackers - professional cybercrimans and information security specialists. Milan is a hacker specializing in hacking systems using phishing attacks.

From the book “Venice. History of water and land" The organizers of the Winter Book Festival in Kazan, which will be held on December 9 and 10 at the Smena Center for Contemporary Culture, have announced a program of events.

The most important events of the Non/Fiction Fair: Choice of "Gorky" From November 29 to December 3, the Central Administration of Intellectual Literature Non/Fiction takes place at the Central House of Arts, in which many presentations, round tables and meetings with the authors are traditionally held. Gorky chose the most interesting events of this year. November 29, Wednesday 15.00 - 16.00 Meeting with Ivan Tolstoy: "Classic and modernity" Ivan Nikitich Tolstoy (born 1958) - grandson of A. N.