There is little said and written about literary canon; it, however, defines much in cultural communication: from school education to editorial policy and celebrating anniversaries.  This platform is mainly concerned with various aspects of the Russian canon: how it began and has been functioning; a list of names; relation between core and periphery of the canon; the canon in the mosaic culture.The main speakers are: a historian of literature, a writer, a school teacher and an editor, which aims to show diversity of views and encourage discussion in the session.

Guest Speakers:

• Marina Viktorovna Zagidullina, Professor, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Chelyabinsk State University, Chelyabinsk.
• Andrey Mikhaylovich Stolyarov, writer and analyst, St Petersburg.
• Sergey Vladimirovich Volkov, teacher, school №57, Associate Professor, NRU Higher School of Economics, teacher of School-Studio at the Chekhov Moscow Art Theatre, editor-in-chief of the magazine ‘Literature’, Moscow.