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Эксмо
Eksmo (russian: Эксмо) is one of the largest publishing houses in Russia. Eksmo and AST (which it later acquired in 2012) together publish approximately 30% of all Russian books. Established in 1991 as a small book-selling company, Eksmo gradually developed into a major player in the Russian market, discovering and developing detective-novel authors such as Darya Dontsova and Alexandra Marinina, as well as publishing works by Tatyana Tolstaya, Lyudmila Ulitskaya, Tatiana Vedenska, and Viktor Pelevin. Eksmo has become especially successful as a publisher of Russian science fiction and fantasy, with writers like Sergey Lukyanenko, Yuri Nikitin, Vasily Golovachev, Nick Perumov, Vera Kamsha, Vadim Panov and Tony Vilgotsky. Other book series published by Eksmo include the Mona Lisa series of Russian-language translations of authors such as Mary Stewart. Controversy In 2011 Eksmo received criticism for publishing books which glorify Stalin and his henchmen, such as "''Renais ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatiana Vedenska
Tatiana Vedenska (russian: link=, Татьяна Евгеньевна Веденская; born 15 July 1976) is a widely known Russian writer and novelist. Biography Tatiana was born in Moscow into the family of an engineer. Her great grandfather on her mother's side was Sergey Vasilievich Baskakov, the Russian composer, a nobleman. Her great grandmother was a Polish Romani people, gypsy. When Tatiana was 16 years old, her parents divorced. Tatiana left home and became a street musician. She travelled from city to city with her boyfriend, who was also a musician. They stayed at the houses of friends and played guitar. At 18 Tatiana got married, and soon gave birth to her eldest daughter Margarita. Because of her husband's lifestyle, the marriage was unsuccessful and ended in divorce. Tatiana tried many different jobs. She sang on the streets, worked as an insurance agent, and was a bar tender in one of Moscow's theaters. She also worked as a university secretary and laboratory a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
