Opening the event, Belarusian Information Minister Vladimir Pertsov said that Belarusian-Russian cooperation in book publishing had a long tradition and was successfully developing. In his words, this year Russia was an guest of honor at the Minsk International Book Fair, and now the same honorary status was given to Belarus in Moscow.
Bulgaria's most famous writer, Georgi Gospodinov, says his latest work, Time Shelter, takes aim at Russian President Vladimir Putin and his country's invasion of Ukraine. He wants Russians to read it, but some in Bulgaria say he should boycott the country instead.
In addition to having a roster of authors that included Gail Sheehy, David Levering Lewis and Lech Walesa, he spoke out for the rights of writers worldwide.
The 35th edition of Moscow International Book Fair, the largest and oldest book forum in Russia and Eastern Europe since 1977, will be running at Gostiny Dvor in the Russian capital from 2 to 5 September.
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