Дорогие друзья! Dear friends!

 

The 5th SLOVO Russian Literature Festival has now come to an end! Thank you to everyone who attended and helped us make the festival a success!

 

With a jam-packed programme over 16 days, we were honoured to have the participation of such great writers as Mikhail Shishkin, Olga Sedakova, Alexander Terekhov and Zakhar Prilepin. With events ranging from talks and poetry readings, to live music and film screenings, as well as the award ceremony for the Rossica Prize, this year's festival was a true celebration of Russian literary culture!

 

Many thanks to all participants and guests, and of course to our partners and venues, without whom the festival would not have been possible - The Russkiy Mir Foundation, Waterstones Piccadilly, King's Russia Institute, The London Library, Erarta Galleries London, MacDougall's Arts, Gift of Life, Memorial, Russky London, Angliya, Kommersant and Russian Mind.

 

Take a look at our photos below, and relive some of the highlights of SLOVO 5!

 

  
   
 

Mikhail Epstein, Sasha Filipenko

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Sam Greene, Mikhail Shishkin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Mikhail Shishkin, Diana Arbenina

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Opening Night, The May Fair Hotel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Mikhail Shishkin, Opening Night

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Mikhail Shishkin, Opening Night

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Mikhail Shishkin, Opening Night

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Sasha Filipenko, Opening Night

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Opening Night, The May Fair Hotel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Opening Night, The May Fair Hotel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Opening Night, The May Fair Hotel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Opening Night, The May Fair Hotel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Diana Arbenina, Opening Night

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Diana Arbenina, Opening Night

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Diana Arbenina, Opening Night

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Diana Arbenina, Opening Night

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Opening Night, The May Fair Hotel Theatre

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Diana Arbenina, Opening Night

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Diana Arbenina, Opening Night

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Diana Arbenina, Opening Night

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Diana Arbenina, Opening Night

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Sasha Filipenko, Waterstones Piccadilly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

SLOVO at Waterstones Piccadilly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

SLOVO at Waterstones Piccadilly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

SLOVO at Waterstones Piccadilly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Sasha Filipenko at Waterstones Piccadilly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

SLOVO at Erarta Galleries London

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

SLOVO at Erarta Galleries London

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Katya Zemtsova, Erarta Galleries London

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

SLOVO at Erarta Galleries London

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

SLOVO at Erarta Galleries London

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Katya Zemtsova, Dina Korzun, Erarta Galleries London

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

The Russian Wife of an English Gentleman, Erarta Galleries London

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Lydia Grigorieva - The Russian Wife of an English Gentleman, Erarta Galleries London

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

The Russian Wife of an English Gentleman, Erarta Galleries London

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

SLOVO at Waterstones Piccadilly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Alexander Terekhov at Waterstones Piccadilly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

SLOVO at Waterstones Piccadilly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Svetlana Adjoubei, Alexander Terekhov

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Alexander Terekhov, Waterstones Piccadilly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Alexander Terekhov at Waterstones Piccadilly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Valentina Polukhina, Waterstones Piccadilly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

SLOVO at Waterstones Piccadilly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Olga Sedakova at Waterstones Piccadilly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

SLOVO at Waterstones Piccadilly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Olga Sedakova at Waterstones Piccadilly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Book Hunt!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

The Moment I Loved / Hated / Knew London, Erarta Galleries London

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

The Moment I Loved / Hated / Knew London, Erarta Galleries London

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

The Moment I Loved / Hated / Knew London, Erarta Galleries London

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

The Moment I Loved / Hated / Knew London, Erarta Galleries London

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

The Moment I Loved / Hated / Knew London, Erarta Galleries London

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Rowan Williams in memory of Natalia Gorbanevskaya at Waterstones Piccadilly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Valentina Polukhina, Rowan Williams at Waterstones Piccadilly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Olga Sedakova at MacDougall's Arts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Rossica Prize Award Ceremony, The London Library

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Rossica Prize Award Ceremony, The London Library

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Rossica Prize Award Ceremony, The London Library

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Oliver Ready at the London Library

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Catherine MacDougall at MacDougall's Arts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

Catherine MacDougall at MacDougall's Arts