October 20, 2009 - 21:14 AMT
CIS states participate in IX young Russian writers' forum
IX young Russian writers' forum is being held in Moscow area, featuring round table discussions with CIS young writers' participation. The forum was organized with the assistance of Intergovernmental humanitarian collaboration fund.

In his opening speech, RF President Dmitry Medvedev emphasized the importance of the forum and CIS writers' participation. "The forum became a notable event in the cultural life of the country. The forum features professional discussions on literature, national culture preservation, creative seminars. CIS writers' participation is an important factor".

The forum is attended by famous artists and literary people including Alexander Gorodnitskiy, Vladimir Makanin, Olesya Nikolayeva, Yuri Simonov-Vyazemski, Alexander Timofeevskiy, Marietta Chudakova, Karen Shakhnazarov.