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sharon19650
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(Date Posted:29/04/2008 13:13:36)

Sorry, forgot to post this so its nearly a week old now.  According to Fontanka - online St Petersburg newpaper:

Yagudin, Gelman and Spivak choose a national bestseller

22/04/2008 15:55 22/04/2008 15:55

It became known composition of the jury that will choose the winner of this year's best-selling "National Award".

Honorary President of the jury was the writer Ilya Shtemler. The jury will include Ilya Boyashov - writer, winner of the prize for the year 2007; Marat Gelman - art historian, journalist, a collector of contemporary works of art, "founder Guelman Gallery"; Galina Dursthof - literary agent; Emilia Spivak - theater and film actress; Boris Fyodorov -- State and public figure, a major scholar and economist, a member of the Board of Directors of OAO "Gazprom", the author of "Anglo-Russian banking dictionary"; Alexei Yagudin - figure skater, Olympic champion in 2002 in singles skating in Salt Lake City.

The ceremony will be held on June 8 in the Winter Garden "Astoria hotel." And on Thursday, April 24, will be announced the short list from which to choose members of the jury winner. The short list is selected from the "long list", which is already known.

http://www.fontanka.ru/2008/04/22/068/
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kind of ironic given that he says he hardly reads books! Some of the ones mentioned seem heavy-reading as well.  Still it will give him something to do during all the traveling..no taking a nap for him!!
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RE:Alexei to judge national bestseller award
(Date Posted:29/04/2008 21:57:18)

A couple of years back I seem to remember reading about how he was reading The Catcher in the Rye or something along those lines(not my kind of book)...so i guess it's just a thing of like with most guys,watching tv is less effort.Personally I'd rather read,it's quieter.Anyway,It is very interesting,it will be interesting to see who wins the Best seller award.
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RE:Alexei to judge national bestseller award
(Date Posted:04/05/2008 14:11:11)

Thanks for the article sharon.Laughing  Has anyone seen the short list as yet?  It should be interesting.  I think I can relate to Alexei when it comes to reading - I just don't have the time as much as I would like to.  I especially would like to re-read the great Russian literature pieces but have to be in the right frame of mind to do so - Chekov can be so psychologically bleak.....just IMHO~

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