The United Arab Emirates’ Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre announces a partnership with Moscow’s Institute of Oriental Studies.
European Publishers Mark Russian Assault Anniversary
On Friday, the Federation of European Publishers will open a campaign of support for Ukraine’s Voices of Children Foundation.
IPA Joins Criticism of Russia’s Anti-LGBTQ Bill
The International Publishers Association warns that ‘publishers will find themselves at risk’ under the proposed Russian legislation.
At Frankfurt: Ukraine’s Maria Kulikovska Protests Russian Warfare
On Frankfurter Buchmesse’s opening day, a flag-draped work of Ukrainian performance art is set on the fairgrounds’ Agora.
Ukraine: Maria Galina on the Russian Language as ‘a Trigger’
‘People are choosing to speak Ukrainian instead of Russian,” says Maria Galina, a Russian author and poet in Odessa.
‘Russian Scribes Against the War’: Independent Russian Publishers Protest
The understandable ‘ban all Russian publishing’ response from some to Putin’s assault on Ukraine overlooks Russia’s independent book sector.
Trade Shows on Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Frankfurt, London, Bologna
In response to an appeal led by the Lithuanian Culture Institute, three major book fairs issue statements about Russia and Ukraine.
Year-End Russian Book Publishing Industry Assessment: ‘Seriously Difficult’
The downturn in print book sales in Russia may have been as deep as between 50 and 70 percent, according to editor Svetlana Zorin.
Russian Court Closes Memorial International, 2021 Michalski Prize Winner
In what France’s foreign minister terms ‘a terrible loss,’ Moscow’s high court closes the organization and publisher Memorial International.
Audiobooks in Russia: Storytel and LitRes Cite Rising Interest
Storytel reports seeing a rise in audiobook downloads in Russia by 45 percent in the last year. LitRes leads market.