The Institute of Russian Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Pushkin House) The Pushkin Commission of the Russian Academy of Sciences and The Nabokov Foundation invite you to participate in an International Conference: Alexander Pushkin and Vladimir Nabokov dedicated to the Bicentennial of Alexander Pushkin's birth and the Centennial of Vladimir Nabokov's birth to be held April 15-18, 1999 Program: · Alexander Pushkin in the works of Vladimir Nabokov · the development of Pushkinian ideas in Nabokov's art · A comparative study: Pushkin and Nabokov-The literature of Pushkin's day and the art of Vladimir Nabokov · Turn-of-the-century nineteenth-century European literature as perceived by Alexander Pushkin and Vladimir Nabokov · Vladimir Nabokov: Pushkin scholar and Eugene Onegin commentator · Vladimir Nabokov as Alexander Pushkin's French and English translator · Alexander Pushkin and Vladimir Nabokov in the contemporary literary process The Organizing Committee will bear the cost of hotels and meals as well as the cultural program and publication of the conference proceedings. The Conference program includes excursions to sites related to Pushkin and Nabokov in St. Petersburg, Tsarskoe Selo, Rozhdestveno, Vyra, and Batovo. Organizational contribution - $200 Deadline for conference registration and paper proposals (1 page) is March 1, 1999. Organizing Committee: Nabokov Foundation 47 Bolshaya Morskaya Street St. Petersburg 190000, Russia Tel: (812) 315-4713; fax: (812) 356-5330 e-mail: fnab@comset.spb.ru The Nabokov Festival in St. Petersburg April 10-23, 1999 A selection of photographs from the Festival Follow this link for an account of the Festival by Brian Boyd. Follow this link for an account of the Festival by Olga Voronina. Program: April 10: Gala devoted to the centennial of Vladimir Nabokov's birth, with a concert by the leading soloists and groups of St. Petersburg. April 15-18: International Conference: "Alexander Pushkin and Vladimir Nabokov." The Conference is sponsored by the Institute of Russian Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Pushkin House), the Nabokov Foundation, and the Pushkin Commission of the Russian Academy of Sciences. April 20-23: Festival at the Nabokov estates of Rozhdestveno, Vyra, and Batovo. Concerts, exhibitions, seminars, and outdoor fêtes. The Festival program includes film showings, exhibitions of painting and photography, stage presentations based on Vladimir Nabokov's works, and a graphic art competition. Zembla depends on frames for navigation. If you have been referred to this page without the surrounding frame, click here. THE LOLITA EFFECT | VN COLLATIONS | BUTTERFLIES AFTER VN | EVENTS | SEE ALSO CONTACT THE EDITOR