FAIR 2025
  • The Church as Eyjafjallajökull: Why Andrei Kuraev Sees the History of the Church as a History of Catastrophes

    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 […]

  • 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

    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 […]

  • 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"

    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" […]

  • Discussion: "Contemporary Women's* Prose in Search of Home, Language, and Empathy"

    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 […]

  • Deutsche Welle's report on the meeting with Vladimir Sorokin

    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 […]

  • "We caught a little voice-over bird..." A stand-up comedy by Viktor Shenderovich about Russian censorship and Russian satire, 18+

    "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 […]

  • Not Far From Here. A meeting with Kira Yarmysh and the presentation of her new novel, "Not Far From Here"

    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 […]

  • New Barbarism. Conversation with Viktor Erofeev and presentation of the new book “New Barbarism” (Vento Book Publisher Berlin – ISIA Media Leipzig, 2025)

    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 […]

  • 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

    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 […]

  • "Unfulfilled Promise." A Conversation with Sergey Bondarenko and Joshua Yaffa

    "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 […]

  • Big meeting with Vladimir Sorokin in Berlin

    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” […]

  • "Where do the pictures in the book come from?" Meeting with illustrator and author Anya Desnitskaya.

    "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 – […]

  • DARK PLACES by Georg Trakl. "Brother and sister shiver in a deserted park"

    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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