I remember Vladimir Annushkin from the school literature olympiads of old, where the distinguished professor was habitually the wise chairman of the jury and even strummed something on the guitar

I remember Vladimir Annushkin from the school literature olympiads of old, where the distinguished professor was habitually the wise chairman of the jury and even strummed something on the guitar. And now, who would have thought it, we may meet again after so many years: I see him among the top speakers of the “Tavrida. ART” festival, which will take place in Crimea from 8 to 12 September and, as usual, will gather thousands of talented young people from across the country.

Those who had the foresight to take their sleeping bags and tents to the dry cleaner's after their weekend outside Kaluga may safely proceed to an enormous tent city with as many as 5,000 places.

For some reason, one of the festival's brightest events is billed as a performance by Shnur; I hope that by then the most talented will have managed to leave the tent city, taking with them all the less mobile residents of the neighbourhood. Though perhaps it was a misprint, and it is Shura who will perform after all, in which case I shall register myself.