On August 11-15, 2016 the State Museum-Estate of Leo Tolstoy at Yasnaya Polyana is going to host X International Academic Conference Tolstoy and World Literature. Problems of Tolstoy's work and art in the context of Russian and World Literature, philosophy, and religion are to be discussed at the sessions of the Conference. Traditionally the Conference is organised on the basis of Tolstoy's personal library, which preserves the books and periodicals in 39 foreign languages. The Book of Proceedings will be published.
The registration fee is 50 euros. The Museum covers all hotel, meals, and cultural programme expenses. On August 11th, at 3 pm, at the metro station Akademika Yangelya there will be a bus to Yasnaya Polyana for the participants. August 15th is the departure day. For those who need an invitation for visa, the following information is to be sent before February 15th: the copy of the front passport page, institution, address, telephone, place of issuing visa.
Please submit an abstract and a short bio to Galina Alekseeva at gala@tgk.tolstoy.ru or galalexeeva@tula.net by June 1st, 2016.
More information: contact Galina Alekseeva or Donna Orwin at donna.orwin@utoronto.ca
Deadline: Wednesday, June 1, 2016
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http://ypmuseum.ru/en/2011-04-13-17-27-29/announcements/2619-11-08-2016.html