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SAVE THE DATE!
Berlin, 1 – 3 May 2026 2nd Berlin Book Fair Lots of books, a big program, a spring gathering point for all of us, […]
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About the fair
On a bronze plaque next to the monument to the burned books on Berlin's Bebelplatz is a prophetic quote from Heinrich Heine's tragedy "Almansor": […]
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Our meetings 2025
Our 2025 was incredible – in April we held the first Berlin Book Fair! And it seems like a long time ago […]
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Recording of a Berlin conversation with Deacon Andrei Kuraev
Our New Year's gift is a recording of a recent Berlin conversation with Deacon Andrei Kuraev about Christianity, power, and violence – from the ancient church […]
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The Church as Eyjafjallajökull: Why Andrei Kuraev Sees the History of the Church as a History of Catastrophes
Deacon Andrei Kuraev is a theologian and the author of over 50 books. The Russian government has designated him a "foreign agent," and after 33 years […]
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A presentation of the translation of Anne Applebaum's book "Autocracy, Inc." (published by One Book Publishing) and a conversation with the book's translator, Varvara Babitskaya, and the publishing house's editor-in-chief, Kira Yarmysh
Autocracy, Inc. is a nonfiction novel written in 2024 that explores how modern dictatorships work and how to resist them. 4 […]
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A meeting with Timothy Garton Ash and the presentation of the Russian translation of the book "EUROPE: The Long Road from 1945 to the Present Day"
FRESH Verlag is proud to present the Russian version of Timothy Garton Ash's book "EUROPE: The Long Road from 1945 to Our Time" […]
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Discussion: "Contemporary Women's* Prose in Search of Home, Language, and Empathy"
Participants: Yegan Dzhabbarova, Evgeniya Zakharchuk, Dinara Rasuleva, Natasha Podlyzhnyak, founder of the “I have something to say” school of writing. Registration link […]
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Deutsche Welle's report on the meeting with Vladimir Sorokin
Vladimir Sorokin presented "The Fairy Tale" in Berlin—a post-apocalyptic novel about a teenager living in a world after a nuclear disaster. The presentation of the new book […]
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"We caught a little voice-over bird..." A stand-up comedy by Viktor Shenderovich about Russian censorship and Russian satire, 18+
Viktor Shenderovich has been delivering this lecture for many years at leading universities around the world. However, this is not a typical academic lecture, but a fun […]
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Not Far From Here. A meeting with Kira Yarmysh and the presentation of her new novel, "Not Far From Here"
Kira Yarmysh is Yulia Navalnaya's press secretary and a longtime ally of Alexei Navalny. "Not Far From Here" is her third novel, and the first written […]
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New Barbarism. Conversation with Viktor Erofeev and presentation of the new book “New Barbarism” (Vento Book Publisher Berlin – ISIA Media Leipzig, 2025)
Viktor Erofeev's new novel is a metaphorical journey into the heart and consciousness of Russia, where war and peace change places, where life […]
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Presentation of the book by Roman Badanin and Mikhail Rubin "The Tsar himself. How Vladimir Putin deceived us all" (BAbook publishing house, 2025). Meeting and conversation with Roman Badanin
If Putin is shaping the world today, what has shaped Putin himself? Most people believe that the Russian president has views that […]
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"Unfulfilled Promise." A Conversation with Sergey Bondarenko and Joshua Yaffa
Sergei Bondarenko is the author of the book “Lost in Memory. The Memorial Society and the Struggle for the Past in Russia,” and an employee of the Memorial Society. Joshua […]
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Big meeting with Vladimir Sorokin in Berlin
🎟 Buy tickets September 18, 2025 18:00 – 20:00 Immanuelkirche, Prenzlauer Allee 28, 10405 Berlin Conversation about the new book “Fairy Tale” […]
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"Where do the pictures in the book come from?" Meeting with illustrator and author Anya Desnitskaya.
On July 22, 2025, a wonderful meeting “Where do the pictures in the book come from?” with illustrator and author Anya Desnitskaya took place. It was interesting for everyone – […]
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DARK PLACES by Georg Trakl. "Brother and sister shiver in a deserted park"
As part of the annual program of literary events at the fair, a meeting with poet and translator Alyosha Prokopiev took place on June 26, 2025 in Berlin: […]
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Results of the first Berlin Book Fair
From April 3 to 6, 2025, the first book fair of Russian-language uncensored literature was held in Berlin. Here are its results: The fair […]
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Poems out of oneself: a big poetry evening / Opening of the Berlin Book Fair / together with the media slova_vne_sedya and the OVD-info project* [*the main part of the proceeds will be transferred to OVD-info]
Poems out of themselves: a big poetry evening / Opening of the Berlin Book Fair / together with the media slovavnesebya and the OVD-info project*[*main part […]
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The general partner of the fair is the Berlin online bookstore "Muravei"
The general partner of the Berlin Bebelplatz fair is the Berlin online bookstore Muravei, without whose support this event would not have taken place! Muravei works […]
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German press about the fair
The Berlin Bebelplatz fair will become a notable event not only in the Russian-speaking space outside of Russia, but also in the cultural life of Berlin. It […]
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Anna Starobinets – new novel “The Hunter”. Meeting for adults and almost adults
Moderator – Grisha Prorokov Anna Starobinets – “the queen of Russian-language horror”, writes fantasy thrillers and dystopias for adult readers, mixing scientific […]
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Author's reading of Ivan Vyrypaev "The Cherry Man"
The Cherry Man is a black absurd comedy with boundless humor that will make you laugh and cry at the same time. The play tells the story of […]