The Nobel Prize in Literature, awarded today to Svetlana Alexievich, is the first Nobel Prize in Literature in history, which is awarded for a documentary story, for a documentary interview, for something that the author did not imagine or imagine in his mind, but managed to “take” and write down from stories of ordinary people about their lives.

The Nobel Prize in Literature, awarded today to Svetlana Alexievich, is the first Nobel Prize in Literature in history, which is awarded for a documentary story, for a documentary interview, for something that the author did not imagine or imagine in his mind, but managed to “take” and write down from stories of ordinary people about their lives.

We publish a transcript of the speech of M.V. Kovalchuk in the Federation Council on September 30, 2015. Video: http://council.gov.ru/press-center/video/44107/ Mikhail Kovalchuk. Photo from the site http://council.gov.ru/press-center/news/59290/ Good afternoon, dear colleagues! Valentina Ivanovna, I primarily want to thank you and colleagues for the opportunity to speak in such an important and signs, significant audience.