Book Garden Festival Launches for Subscription Publications' 100th…
The 'Book Garden' festival celebrating the 100th anniversary of 'Subscription Publications' began on September 4, 2026, in the Italian Garden on Liteyny Prospekt, 57, featuring book fairs, lectures, author meetups, and musical performances.
Consensus
- The festival 'Book Garden' began on September 4 in the Italian Garden on Liteiny Prospekt, 57.
- The event is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Subscription Publications.
- The festival includes book fairs, lectures, author meetings, and musical performances.
- The festival runs until September 6, 2026.
- Entry to all events is free.
- The festival features participation from Moscow and St. Petersburg publishers.
- Each day ends with a musical performance.
- The festival is held in the Italian Garden on Liteiny Prospekt.
Points of divergence
- The festival began today, with events scheduled from 12:10 to 17:30 on Saturday and Sunday, including a talk by historian Vladimir Lisovsky on Leningrad modernism. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- The festival began on September 4, with the first day running from 15:00 to 21:00, and the following days from 12:00 to 21:00. — fontanka
- The festival includes a talk by writer Vika Chuma on Chinese art's influence on world history, an online meeting with Italian writer Angela Nannetti, and a session with Chinese writer Zhang Yuejian. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- On September 4, a lecture by Lev Lurye and Vera Garmanova on Nikolai Zhivotov's 'Petersburg Profiles' is scheduled at 16:30. — fontanka
- On September 5, a talk by Zhang Yuejian and a discussion with literary critic Natalia Lomykina about the novel 'Cocoon' is scheduled at 16:30. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- On September 5, Zhang Yuejian and Natalia Lomykina will discuss the novel 'Cocoon', focusing on a doctor's family, clothing trade between Blagoveshchensk and Moscow in the 1990s, and poets' challenges under strict censorship. — fontanka
- On September 6, a game 'Truth or Dare' will be played by writers Marina Stepnova, Olga Ptitsyeva, Ilya Mameyev-Nayls, and Aся Shevchenko at 12:00. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- On September 6, a discussion between physicist Alexei Semikhatov and Igor Shenderovich on science as a systematic dismantling of common sense is scheduled at 14:00. — fontanka
- On September 6, illustrators Kasya Denisovich, Misha Nikatin, and Kirill Glushchenko will discuss the evolution of book design and illustration in the 20th and 21st centuries at 15:00. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- On September 6, a meeting with Italian historian and writer Marcello Simonetta is scheduled at 17:30. — fontanka
- Music performances include Anastasia Tereli on September 4, Pasha Artemyev on Saturday, and Evgeny Tsyganov with ME4TA on the final day. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- Music performances include TERELYA, ME4TA with Evgeny Tsyganov, and other secret guests. — fontanka
Coverage (3 sources)
- Festival for the centenary of 'Subscribed Publications' has begun — Бумага
- «Subscriptions» will mark its century — Бумага
- «Subscription publications» will mark their centenary in the Italian Garden — Фонтанка