For two consecutive years, evenings have been held in the Estonian capital in honor of the outstanding Russian writer Sergei Dovlatov. This festival is designed to tell as many people as possible about his work, and is a kind of bridge between Russian and Estonian cultures.
Literary festival "Days of Dovlatov", dedicated to the work of the great writer, his contemporaries and followers, was organized by Estonian businessman Oliver Loode. The artistic director is Elena Saulskaya.
For the first time, the Dovlatov Days festival in Tallinn took place in 2011 as part of the event “Tallinn 2011 - the European Capital of Culture” and was dedicated to the 70th anniversary of writer Sergei Dovlatov, who lived and worked in Estonia from 1972 to 1975. He loved this country, spoke with tenderness and wrote about it. The unprecedented interest of the public in this festival led to the decision to make it traditional.
The festival presents a rich cultural program. So, guests can visit the exhibition "Sergey Dovlatov. From the author", which will be held in the National Library of Estonia. On it you can get acquainted with the letters, photographs and works of the author, created during his life journey from Leningrad to New York.
Several films will be shown on the life and work of this great writer. Among them are "Dovlatov and the surroundings", "Vertical City" directed by Irina Fedorova and a new Estonian painting by director Roman Liberov "Written by Sergei Dovlatov."
In addition, the festival hosts premieres of performances and an evening in memory of the writer - "About Dovlatov in a friendly way", in which interesting stories people knew about Sergey Dovlatov are told. A round table is held with the participation of Estonian and Russian journalists, which discusses the work of the writer and his contemporaries, as well as a concert program with the participation of Russian groups.
One day an excursion to the Dovlatov places of Tallinn is organized. During it, you can meet the colleagues and friends of an outstanding writer, many of whom became the heroes of his works. All of them must come to this festival.
