The Legend of the «Golden Age» of Science Fiction

Isaac Asimov could have been a great Soviet science fiction writer, and create together with Ivan Efremov or the Strugatsky brothers, who were important representatives of the genre. But fate predestined otherwise, and the writer, who was born on January 2, 1920, in the small village of Petrovichi in Smolensk province, became a classic of American literature.

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130th anniversary of the birth of one of the greatest poets of the XX century, Boris Pasternak

In his youth, Boris Pasternak dreamed of becoming a professional musician. He would later give up on this idea, not believing himself to be talented enough. Soon after, he began to take a serious interest in philosophy. Yet his natural talent revealed itself in writing, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1958. However, international recognition would turn into harsh persecution at home.

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Выступление М.М.Котюкова на Генеральной конференции ЮНЕСКО

Remarks by head of the Russian delegation and Minister of Science and Higher Education Mikhail Kotyukov at the General Policy Debate of the 40th session of the UNESCO General Conference, Paris, November 14, 2019.

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