The Week of Professional Inspiration: Results of the 29th Moscow International Book Fair

The detailed overview of the professional events held in the framework of the 29th Moscow International Book Exhibition-Fair is provided. There are presented views and opinions of the well-known leaders of book publishing on its development trends. The results of the competitions “Book of the Year” and “Best Professional Book of the Year” are summarized. There are described the international component and specifics of the 29th MIBF: the distinguished guests, special cinematic program, zoning of the working space of the exhibition pavilion and VDNKh area, and introduction of media technologies. Special attention is paid to the coverage of the Round Table “The Art of Literary Diplomacy. Russian Literature on the way to the Foreign Reader”, which is an important step towards the international cooperation in the field of the translated literature and positioning of Russian authors abroad. Significant professional event was the workshop venue on creation of the unified sectoral calendar of book events, dates and activities, which would allow coordinating the largest joint book and library projects.

Moscow International Book Exhibition-Fair, Exhibition of Economic Achievements (VDNKh), Book Publishing, Librarianship, Book Distribution, Translation, Unified Sectoral Calendar

1. Berggol’ts O.F. Blokadnyi dnevnik: (1941—1945) [Blockade Diary: (1941—1945)]. St. Peterburg, Vita Nova Publ., 2015, 539 p.

2. Nemirovskii E.L. Knigi, izmenivshie mir: v 2 t. [Books That Changed the World: in 2 vol.]. Pyatigorsk, Sneg Publ., 2015, 1052 p.

3. Akimenko A.V., Gubich L.N., Kolganova A.A., Slizun Yu.G., Solominskii E.K., Bakhareva G.V. (ed.) Repertuar russkoi dramy, 1734—1920: bibliograficheskii ukazatel’ [The Repertoire of Russian Drama, 1734—1920: a Bibliography]. Moscow, Artist, Rezhisser. Teatr Publ., 2015, vol. 1 (A—G), 912 p.

4. Androsova T.A., Boitunova S.I., Borisov V.B., Maksimova S.V., Maksimova T.S. (ed.) Svodnyi katalog yakutskoi knigi (1812—1917 gg.) [Summary Catalog of Yakutia Books (1812—1917)]. Novosibirsk, Nauka Publ., 2015, 518 p.

5. Atkinson Dzh.A. Zhivopisnoe izobrazhenie nravov, obychaev i uveselenii russkikh (al’bom) [A Picturesque Representation of the Manners, Customs, and Amusements of the Russians (album)]. Moscow, Kuchkovo pole Publ., 2016, 263 p.