2010 Reports

The Art of Provocation: Tatyana Tolstaya versus Artemy Lebedev

Best-selling Russian writer Tatyana Tolstaya versus her son Artemy Lebedev, one of the most notorious bloggers of the Russian Internet. "The appearance by Tatyana Tolstaya and Artemy Lebedev, organized by the Harriman Institute, more resembled a rock concert than an academic proceeding. A full auditorium, problems with the microphone, free-wheeling improvisations, question-answer give-and-take with the audience, applause, signing autographs and taking snapshots."