April 18—21, 2021
Murmansk (Russia), Kirkenes (Norway), Tromsø (Norway)
The forum «Russia and Norway — at the crossroads of epoches and cultures» is dedicated to the study of the interpenetration of cultures of the two countries in history and in the present and to successful joint Russian-Norwegian projects in cultural cooperation.
This project is organized in the year of the 200th anniversary of F.M. Dostoevsky, whose work had a huge impact on world culture and on Norwegian literature in particular. The anniversary of the Russian writer is a great occasion for strengthening cultural ties between the two countries. The Forum has a multi-element program of intertwined events, including an international scientific and practical conference, open lectures, film screenings, meetings, exhibitions and a guided tour.
The key event of the project is an international scientific-practical conference «Dialogue of Two Cultures: Past and Present of the Russian-Norwegian cultural cooperation».
Among the significant events of the Forum are the international competition of scientific research works of students and postgraduate students «Russia and Norway: the interpenetration of cultures» and «Arctic Lyrics» competition of literary translations, platforms for discussion «Contemporary literature of the Arctic region: problems and issues of cooperation», «Specific Northern features in literary translation » workshop, screenings of films by Russian and Norwegian filmmakers, a concert of musicians of the Philharmonic Orchestra, presenting the classic music pieces from the two countries.
As a result of the forum, two collections of scientific articles and literary pieces will be published.
