Svetlana Alexievich meets with readers in Minsk - in pictures

The book Svetlana Alexievich At Large was presented at Minsk Palace of Sport on Aril 14. The writer took part in the presentation. It was Svetlana Alexievich’s first public speech made after she had received the Nobel Prize.

The meeting with readers lasted for more than two hours. Writers Uladzimir Arlou and Barys Pyatrovich, journalist Alyaksandr Lukashuk, culture exprt Yuliya Charnyauskaya and other people spoke about Alexievich’s personality and creative work.

The Nobel Prize laureate answered questions asked by the present. She was asked what united Belarusians and replied: “Chernobyl (unfortunately) and the language and culture since they are needed to make our nation known.”