(Jun. 27) – Axis Italy-Russia in the name of literature. Four winners, two Italians and two Russians, all under 35, will participate in the 3rd edition of the Premio Raduga, the Italian literary competition for young writers and Russian translators established in 2010 by the Verona based Associazione Conoscere Eurasia and the Gorky Literary Institute in Moscow . On June 29th, St. Petersburg will host the award ceremony which will also feature the five finalists of the Premio Strega 2012. There will be awards for the “Young Author of the year” and for the “Best young translator of the year”, with a winner for each country: Federica Di Rosa (Milan, 35 years) and Jurij Lunin (Moscow, 28 years) are the young authors; Giorgia Pomarolli (Rovereto, 25 years) and Tatyana Bystrova (Moscow, 32 years) are the best translators. All the finalists will be also published literary almanac distributed in both Italy and Russia. “In just three years the popularity of the award is increased,” says Antonio Fallico, president of Conoscere Eurasia, “and this has contributed to strengthen cultural relations between the two countries, fostering the creativity of young people. “(Red)
