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“His prose is a continuation of poetry by other means”
An interview with Christopher Merrill, American poet and writer

HSE Day For Everyone
On September 13, the annual HSE Day will take place in Gorky Park. This is an exciting event, open to people of all ages and backgrounds. Every year, the choice of activities becomes longer and longer. Find out here what’s on offer – there’s something for everyone.

Sergei Gandlevsky Teaches a Course for Students of MA in Creative Writing
As part of the course ‘History and Poetry of Non-Fiction Genres of the 18th to 20th centuries’, students examined the features of the essay genre.
Alexei Ivanov Explains How to Write a Historical Novel
The meeting with the acclaimed writer was organized as part of the ‘Literary Wednesdays’ project

Marina Stepnova Holds Creative Writing Workshop in Novosibirsk
The meetings took place at the Centre for Books and Reading at the Novosibirsk Regional Academic Library.

Maya Kucherskaya and Marina Stepnova Hold Creative Writing Workshops in Kazan
Meetings took place on the 10th and 11th of March that were dedicated to the history of Creative Writing in Russia and to the techniques of creating fictional heroes.

Maria Stepanova Holds Creative Workshop at the Higher School of Economics
The regular public event ‘Literary Wednesdays’ took place at the Higher School of Economics. Russian writer and poet, Maria Stepanova, presented her new book ‘In Memory of Memory’ (Novoe Izdatel’stvo, 2017).

Maya Kucherskaya at a Meeting for Readers and a Creative Writing Workshop at the Yeltsin Center
Academic Supervisor of the Creative Writing MA Programme explains how to turn reality into fiction

First Day of the First Year
MA Programme “Creative Writing” has opened its doors for the first 26 students