The International Association “Live classics” with support of St. Petersburg State University, Institute of Russian Literature (Pushkin’s House), Nabokov’s museum, Institute of the World Literature named after A.M Gor’ky and Princeton University (USA) conducted the International Forum “Empire. Four dimensions of Anderi Bitov”.

The Forum was timed to double anniversary of the writer: his 70th birthday and 50 years since beginning of his creative activity.

Andrei G. Bitov

Events:

• October, 1
  Soiree of writers “Literature about Bitov”
• October, 2
  Trip to Bitov’s places in St. Petersburg
  Exhibition “Comments to the novel”
• October, 3
  First night of the play “Penelopa”  
  Performance of ensemble of Armenian music “Kantex”
  Personal exhibition of Rezo Gabriadze’s artistic works “Pushkin-butterfly. Metamorphoses”
• 4 октября
  Bitov quintete “Hours of sad ils…”

Organizers

Participants

Photos:

• Forum preparation
• The first day of Forum. Soiree of publishers “Literature about Bitov” (Nabokov’s museum)
• The second day of Forum. “Petrogradskaya side”: Scientific Conference (Nabokov’s museum)
• Night visit to Puskin’s House  
• The third day of Forum “Captive of the Caucasus”:Lessons of Armenia and Georgian Album (Nabokov’s museum)  
• The fourth day of Forum. The Catechumens: Scientific conference (Nabokov’s museum)