In Moscow, opened the book festival “Red Square” – RIA Novosti

12:43 03.06.2016

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MOSCOW, June 3 – RIA Novosti. Advisor to the President of the Russian Federation for Culture Vladimir Tolstoy opened the book festival “Red Square”, which will take place in Moscow from 3 to 6 June.

“Feast of books and reading in Red Square – a wonderful and happy that so many people gathered on the main square on these days a lot of things planned, and a lot of what will happen, all will be very much interesting, it’s hard to choose where to go “, -.. he said,

The head of the Federal agency for press and mass Communications Mikhail Seslavinskiy noted that the festival will be presented about 100 thousand books.

“we are holding the festival for the second time, and if we are worried for the first time, but now we see that there are stands of around 400 publishers, which brought about 100 thousand books “, – he said

the first book festival.” Books of Russia “was held in June 2015 and became the central event of the literature of the Year. The project has been so successful that organizers decided to make it an annual event. This year’s festival, was renamed the “Red Square”, dedicated to the birthday of the poet Alexander Pushkin and Day of the Russian language, which are celebrated June 6.