January, 9-26. Marina Skalova in Moscow

On January 9-26, Geneva based poetess, author and playwright Marina Skalova visits Moscow within Pro Helvetia research residency programme.  During her stay Marina plans to collect the material for her new project, the text «Dissociations» about a man who decided to abandon Russia in 1991 and then came back home.  The writer is going to interview the citizens of Moscow of different generations to collect the testimonials about the difficulties of social and cultural adaptation caused by the dramatic happenings of the Russian history.