Писатель Владимир Сотников. Открытие слова. Романы "Покров" и "Улыбка Эммы". Детские повести.

We talk with Vladimir about childhood in Belarus and his parents. About a paradise he longs to return to. The discovery of words. The Literary Institute. Aza Takho-Godi. Vladimir Makanin, Sergey Averintsev. We discuss the novel "Pokrov." About how existential meaning is always a search, not a result. "Emma's Smile." The dramatic experience of a dramatic age. Children's stories as salvation. Anna Berseneva. A lifelong union. You can't get used to war. #culture #literature #war #emigration