Russian duo to lead public literary event
Alexander Ilichevsky and Leonid Yuzefovich will present "Working with the Russian word in the 21st century", which will be followed by a session of reading from their work. The reading session is open to the public and will be followed by a wine reception.
The event will take place at Edinburgh University's Princess Dashkova Russian Centre, on Buccleuch Place, from 5.15pm until 6.15pm.
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Hide AdMr Ilichevsky, a novelist, poet, essayist and broadcaster championing freedom of expression has won the Russian Booker Prize, one of the world's major literary awards.
Leonid Yuzefovich's detective series set in pre-revolutionary Russia has won him huge acclaim, as well as being adapted for television.
The event is free but tickets should be obtained from www.dashkovacentrebookreading.eventbrite.com