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The 30th annual Moscow International Book Fair took place in Moscow from September 6-10, and was full of exciting sounds, displays and entertainment as people from around the world thronged to see the latest offerings from the literary world.
The fair was hosted at Pavilion No. 75 of Moscow’s grand exhibition center VDNKh, which provided 7205 square meters of space. There were over 529 exhibitors registered (including 114 foreign from 35 different countries).
According to the fair’s press office, over 130,000 people visited the fair over its five days – including some special guests! (see below)
Technology at the fair was on ample displayNew books about Vladimir Lenin and the era of the RevolutionThe fair hosted an exhibition of the press in 1917Publications from the early Soviet era. 2017 will mark the 100th anniversary of the Bolshevik revolutionRussia’s newest republic, Crimea, was proud to display its unique literatureThe 7205 sq. m. pavilion hall was packed from end to endOne of the most prominent displays was from AST – one of Russia’s largest publishersThe display of Eksmo – another larger player in the Russian book marketA selection of books on politics for the patriotically-inclinedGreat films in English novelizationRussians are very keen on travelBooks weren’t the only things on displayBooks about the cultural traditions of the former USSR were on displayA man at the Belarus display demonstrates a step in traditional book printingChina had a very big presence with an impressive displayBooks for learning Chinese – published by Beijing UniversityA collection of paintings by Chinese artistsWith local elections scheduled for Sept 10, political parties were in attendance. Here’s the display for liberal opposition party “Yabloko”Pamphlets and CDs by nationalist LDPR leader Vladimir ZhironovskyZhironovsky was even on hand for photos….sort of
One man who was there in the flesh was communist party leader Gennady Zyuganov – who joined in singing an old wartime favorite
Get your Vladimir Putin and historical Soviet calendars hereThere was an interesting offering of books from IranNew books by Iranian authorsEl Salvador’s exhibitor was taking a break but left behind enough to seeGentlemen from the UAE having a chat at their displayA Russian publisher called “border”Learning English is big businessInterest in the country’s traditional Orthodox Church is rising in Russiae-book publishers are also rapidly gaining their share of the market“Dilettante” is publisher of a popular history-themed magazineHundreds of authors were on site to speak about their books – an author at the Bulgarian displayA reading area sponsored by the Russian State LibraryBooks from Azerbaijan
Among the books on offer: “Time is money” by John D. Rockefeller and Henry Ford
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Ricky Twisdale
