Book Diversity and Fireworks of Events: the 35th Moscow International Book Fair

On September 2—5, 2022, the 35th Moscow International Book Fair (MIBF) was held in Moscow at the Gostiny Dvor Exhibition Centre. More than 300 publishers from 28 regions of the Russian Federation presented their books. Representatives from 21 countries, including seven CIS member states, attended the Book Fair program. Within the framework of the 35th MIBF, 344 events took place at 11 sites that were accompanied by various book exhibitions. In the context of the key events for the book industry and librarianship that took place at the 35th MIBF (the National competition “Book of the Year”, the 10th All-Russian competition of the Russian Library Association “Best Professional Book of the Year”, the conference “Russian Book Market — 2022”, the 11th competition of professional skills “Auditor”), the participation of libraries in the cultural life of the society, their achievements and initiatives aimed at promoting books and reading were noted, creative projects, including book publishing, were presented. The article summarizes the results of participation of the Russian State Library (RSL) and the RSL publishing house “Pashkov Dom” in the 35th Moscow International Book Fair.

1. The Jury Has Announced the Shortlist of the National Competition “Book of the Year — 2022”, Ministerstvo tsifrovogo razvitiya, svyazi i massovykh kommunikatsii Rossiiskoi Federatsii: ofits. sait [Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation: official website]. Available at: https://digital.gov.ru/ru/events/41854/ (accessed 07.09.2022) (in Russ.).

2. Results of the Annual National Competition “Book of the Year”, Universitetskaya kniga: sait [University Book: website]. Available at: http://www.unkniga.ru/news/13768-itogi-ezhegodnogo-nacionalnogo-konkursa0kniga-goda-2022.html (accessed 06.09.2022) (in Russ.).

3. The 10th Annual RLA Competition “The Best Professional Book of the Year — 2022” Has Been Completed, Rossiiskaya bibliotechnaya assotsiatsiya: ofits. sait [Russian Library Association: official website]. Available at: http://www.rba.ru/news/news_5259.html (accessed 06.09.2022) (in Russ.).

4. Samarin A.Yu. (ed.) Nauchnye issledovaniya v bibliotekakh: tematika, organizatsiya, predstavlenie rezul’tatov: monografiya [Scientific Research in Libraries: Subject Matter, Organization, Presentation of Results: monograph]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, 323 p.

5. Utva S.P. Dary Imperatorskogo Doma Moskovskomu publichnomu muzeumu i Rumyantsevskomu muzeumu: al’bom-katalog [Donations of the Imperial House to the Moscow Public Museum and Rumyantsev Museum: album catalog]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2022, 77 p.

6. Industry Conference “Russian Book Market — 2022”, Rossiiskii knizhnyi soyuz: ofits. sait [Russian Book Union: official website]. Available at: https://bookunion.ru/news/otraslevaya_konferentsiya_knizhnyy_rynok_rossii_2022/ (accessed 06.09.2022) (in Russ.).

7. Russian Market 2022: Key Growth Factors, Rossiiskii knizhnyi soyuz: ofits. sait [Russian Book Union: official website]. Available at: https://bookunion.ru/upload/files/Kapiev-S-V.pdf (accessed 09.09.2022) (in Russ.).

8. Digital Book Market Trends in Russia: January — August 2022, Rossiiskii knizhnyi soyuz: ofits. sait [Russian Book Union: official website]. Available at: https://bookunion.ru/upload/files/Anuriev-S-V.pdf (accessed 09.09.2022) (in Russ.).

9. Grigoryev V.V. (ed.) Knizhnyi rynok Rossii: sostoyanie, tendentsii i perspektivy razvitiya: otraslevoi doklad [Russian Book Market: Status, Trends and Development Prospects: industry report]. Moscow, Ministerstvo Tsifrovogo Razvitiya, Svyazi i Massovykh Kommunikatsii Rossiiskoi Federatsii Publ., 2022, 90 p.

10. The Winners of the “Auditor — 2022” Competition Have Been Named, GodLiteratury.RF: Internet portal. Available at: https://godliteratury.ru/articles/2022/09/06/nazvany-laureaty-konkursa-revizor-2022 (accessed 09.09.2022) (in Russ.).