Marking the 200th anniversary of Fyodor Dostoevsky: "Writer's Diary" will be told about at the Presidential Library

On January 26, 2022, at 11:00 Moscow time, the Presidential Library, as part of the Knowledge of Russia project, will host a video lecture entitled "Writer's Diary: Author's Laboratory".

The event will be the eleventh in the series of lectures Fyodor Dostoevsky - Conversation about Values to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of the world famous writer.

The video lecture is free. The meeting will be broadcast live on the Presidential Library's portal in Live broadcasts section in accordance with the program of live events, on the institution's YouTube channel and on the VKontakte social network.

Dmitry Bogach, PhD in Philology, Head of the Department of Digital Didactics at the St. Petersburg Radio Engineering College, will tell about Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky's Journal, which is included in the golden collections of Russian journalism.

Video lecture participants will learn about the genre originality of this monthly philosophical and journalistic publication, which includes not only journalistic but also artistic materials. They will also try to understand the essence of this "report on what was seen, heard and read" - special author's notes, in which Dostoevsky responded to various events from the perspective of a person engaged in literary activity.

The lecturer will tell how the events and situations significant for Dostoevsky, which received a publicistic commentary in the "Writer’s Diary" - an epidemic of voluntary deaths among young people, unfair court sentences, domestic violence, the Eastern question and the concept of the Russian world - were covered and evaluated in the author's work already in artistic form.

One can learn more about the writer from the materials of the special digital collection of the Presidential Library Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881). It includes copies of the texts of the writer's works and materials about his life and career.

Interactive lessons and video lectures are regularly held at the Presidential Library. They are available on the institution's portal in the Multimedia lessons section and in the Video lecture to school section, as well as on the Presidential Library's YouTube channel, where records of past lectures and open lessons are presented.

Accreditation of media representatives is until 11:00 January 24, 2022.

Please forward applications for accreditation following the attached form marked “Media Accreditation” to the following e-mail addresses: media@prlib.ru, hudjakova@prlib.ru Alexandra Khudyakova, tel.: (812) 305-16-21, ext. 167; mob. +7 (981) 788-28-08.

The letter should contain the full name, date and place of birth, passport data (series, number, place of registration), a list of carry-on equipment, contact phone numbers, the name of the media.

We draw the attention of the media representatives that it is necessary to forward applications for accreditation and arrive at the event in advance.

Entrance to the Presidential Library is carried out only by prior registration and upon showing a passport: for media representatives - through entrance № 2, participants and guests of the event - through entrance № 1.

In order to reduce the risks of the spread of a new coronavirus infection (COVID-19), the use of personal protective equipment during the event is mandatory for all attendees.