In the shortlist for the award “Russian Booker-2016″ included six novels of writers Leonid Yuzefovich, Peter Aleshkovsky, Sergei Lebedev, Alexander Melikhov, Boris Minaev, Sohbat of Aflatuni, Chairman of the jury, poet and novelist Olesya Nikolaeva.
In the shortlist included the novels “the Fortress” Aleshkovsky, “the adoration of the Magi” Aflatuni, “Men of August” Lebedev “And they have no retribution” Melikhova “Soft fabric: Batiste. Cloth” Minaev, documentary prose “Winter road” Yuzefovich.
“All of these novels fit the definition of good literature. This is a good literature, written with great taste, which will raise profound questions of human existence. They focus on human memory, on the problem of time,” commented the jury selection Madam of Nikolaev.
In the jury this year included writer and critic Alisa Ganieva, critic Vladimir Kozlov (Rostov-on-don), Vice-President of Russian library Association (RBA) Svetlana Tarasova (Novosibirsk), philologist, Professor of the RSUH, David Feldman.
Six pieces were chosen from the 24 who included in the long list of awards. In 2016 to participate in the competition of the award “Russian Booker” was nominated for 73 works made — 71. The nomination process was attended by 36 publishers, 6 magazines, 5 universities and 10 libraries. The winner of “Russian Booker” will receive a cash prize in the amount of 1.5 million rubles, and the finalists — 150 thousand rubles.
In 2016, Russia’s oldest independent literary prize will be awarded for the 25th time. According to the literary Secretary of the award of Igor Shaytanov, in honor of the anniversary of the award to be released book “Russian Booker-25″, presentation of which will be part of the procedure of the solemn announcement of the laureate whose name will be named on 1 December. “RIA Novosti”
Amsterdam hearings on Scythian gold
Hearing on Scythian gold started yesterday in Amsterdam. The meeting is held to ensure that the parties were able to present their arguments, after which the judges will have to determine the date of the decision on the future of the collection. The Russian side at the hearing is, in particular, the group of experts and lawyers from the Crimea.
How long hearing, said is not possible. “It is very difficult, from a legal point of view, ambiguous and with a large political aspect to it to give forecasts and estimates difficult,”— said the lawyer of the bar of inyurkollegiya Anastasia Sivickaja engaged in this business in Russia. Perhaps this meeting will become the sole, however, it is also possible that later judges will need further clarification and they will invite the parties again.
the investigation was initiated by the Crimean museums in November 2014 has filed a lawsuit against the University of Amsterdam with the requirement to return a collection consisting of about 2 thousand items. Exhibits with insurance estimated cost over €1 million was used for the design of the exhibition “Crimea: gold and secrets of the Black sea”, which from February to August 2014 was held in the Allard Pierson Museum by a Dutch educational institution. In April the district court of Amsterdam has recognized Ukraine as a third party in the proceedings, “because the state is asserting its rights to the disputed objects.”
the Uncertain situation with the collection occurred after the reunification of the Crimea with Russia in early 2014. Their rights to have exhibits removed from the Peninsula, said both Russia and Ukraine. In this regard, the University of Amsterdam has suspended the procedure for the transfer of values to the resolution of the dispute on legal grounds or for as long as the parties come to a peace agreement. Among the museums whose exhibits are now in Amsterdam Central Museum of Tauris, Kerch historical and cultural reserve, the Bakhchsarai historical and cultural reserve and the national reserve “Chersonese”. TASS
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