Famous Italian writers will go all the way from Moscow to Ulan-Ude by Trans-Siberian Railway. The president of Italian PEN-Club Sebastiano Grasso and novelist Roberto Pazzi  (his books were published in 26 languages) as well as Simone Caltabellota, Luciana Castellina, Marina Teresa Giaveri, Antonio Gnoli, Angelo Guglielmi, Andrea Kerbaker, Luigi La Spina and Mario Santagostini are the members of this delegation. During two-day visit to Krasnoyarsk, Italian writers will have a review tour around the city, they also will visit memorial estate of V. Surikov, memorial estate of V. Astafyev in Ovsyanka, Krasnoyarsk Hydro-Electric power Station, will meet their readership and some journalists.

“The main aim of this project is to allow foreign writers to see real modern Russia”, said the representative of Ministry of Cultural Affairs of Krasnoyarsk Krai. It is expected that the journey along the famous Trans-Siberian Railway will become the main event of “The Year of Italy and Italian culture in Russia”. Later a book and a movie will be created based on experiences and impressions of the members of “Italian Transsiberiana”.

Last year a group of french writers took a similar journey. The tour company “Sayan ring” is servicing both delegations.

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