Mikhail Prokhorov's Fund together with the Government of Krasnoyarsk Territory in partnership with International Business & Exhibition Center "Siberia"  organises in Krasnoyarsk The Fourth Annual Book Fair. This year festival program includes more than 100 activities for adults and young readers. The main theme of the event is "The image of Siberia in the European consciousness". 

Cultural Program prepares a lot of pleasant surprises to visitors. Among the participants and guests of the literary festival program: writers James Meek (UK), José Manuel Prieto (Cuba, USA), Kerstin Holm (Germany), Jacek Hugo-Bader (Poland) and many others.

Artist Dmitry Tsvetkov (Russia), especially for the festival will create an installation; famous Russian designer Boris Trofimov will present the whole show "The book is surrounded by objects of art". Alexei Bulatov (Russia), will present an exhibition of archival reprints of maps of Russia XV-XVIII centuries. And illustrator Henning Vagenbret (Germany) - his works. In addition, the famous Russian designers and artists will conduct lectures and workshops on book design. Among designers - Naomi Filmer (UK) and Sandra Straukayte (Lithuania).

Theatre Program Fair will present the audience play "Shukshin's Tales". The cast: Yevgeny Mironov, Chulpan Khamatova, Svezhakova Julia, Julia Peresild. Liquid Theatre, Russia's only theater, working in the genre of site-specific, will present a special performance, which arises directly from a territory where it will pass.

The main event in the professional program will be a traditional seminar-training for the library community. Framework theme of the seminar is "Libraries and the modern concept of education".

Krasnoyarsk Book Fair-2009 was attended by around 30,000. The fourth fair is planned as more large-scale event on the number of participants, size of exhibition space, number of events and the volume of books sold.

The more information you can find on the site http://www.prokhorovfund.com