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Fyodor Dostoevsky's letters translated into Italian

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Fyodor Dostoevsky's letters translated into Italian


20.03.2021

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For the first time, complete collection of letters by Dostoevsky was published in foreign language, TASS reports. They were translated into Italian language. The book presentation took place online, organized by the Rossotrudnichestvo office in Rome. According to its head Daria Pushkova, she was included in the program of celebrations timed to coincide with the anniversary of the classic of world literature.

The presentation was attended by Slavists Julia De Florio, Alice Farina and Elena Freda Piredda. It was they who translated the complete collection of the writer's letters. Its volume reaches almost 1,500 pages. Work on the publication lasted three years.

According to the translators, Dostoevsky's epistolary legacy helps to better understand his work and enriches the image of the writer.

As part of the presentation, the writer's letters were read in Russian and Italian. They were read by the Italian actor and director Daniele Salvo and the Russian reader Pavel Zelinsky.

Daria Pushkova added that if the epidemiological situation changes for the better, the presentation will also be held in person. A large-scale anniversary program is planned in honor of the author of The Brothers Karamazov, Crime and Punishment and many other works. Compatriots and Italians will be invited to exhibitions, conferences, film screenings.

An important period in Dostoevsky's life is associated with Italy. In 1869 he completed The Idiot in Florence.

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