Berlin.Berega

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Berlin.Berega ( Russian Берлин.Берега , Berlin.Ufer ) - is a Russian-language literary magazine that has been published in Germany since 2015. The magazine publishes works by Russian-speaking authors who live in Germany. The literary magazine appears twice a year.

idea

The magazine "Berlin.Berega" follows the tradition of the Russian-language literary magazines, which were published in the first half of the 20th century by Vladimir Nabokov, Maksim Gorki and Ilja Ehrenburg and published works by Russian-speaking authors who lived in Germany or abroad. Despite an increase in the number of Russian-language periodicals in recent years, there is no platform in Germany for authors who live in Germany but write in Russian.

“Berlin.Berega” offers such a platform for poets, prose writers and literary scholars. The German-language sources emphasize that a magazine that publishes works by Russian-speaking authors, some of whom deal with Germany and Germany, is also a good remedy against xenophobia. “Berlin.Berega” appears twice a year. In each section of an issue, works by four to five authors representing different literary directions are published. The "Translations" section contains both a Russian and a German version of each text. This is intended to demonstrate the work of the translators and to arouse the interest of Russian-speaking readers in German-language texts.

"Berlin.Berega" was originally created as a printed magazine because, in the opinion of the editor-in-chief, "a real magazine only comes to life on paper, or rather paper should form the main medium for a magazine". There is now an electronic version of the magazine, which also appears twice a year between the issues of the printed magazine.

On the cover of the magazine, the Berlin Oberbaum Bridge is shown, which symbolizes the connection between two cultures - German and Russian-speaking. The design of the cover and the few black and white illustrations are based on the aesthetics and design of the Russian literary magazine "Nowy Mir" (New World). The initiator and the driving force behind the idea of ​​a Russian-language literary magazine in Germany is the editor-in-chief of the magazine Grigorii Arosev. The editor of the “Translations” section, Eduard Lurje, suggested the name “Berlin.Berega”. The cover design was developed by Maria Aroseva, who is also responsible for the layout of the magazine.

Editorial and structure of the magazine

  • Editor in Chief - Grigorii Arosev
  • Specialist editor poetry - Genia Markova
  • Specialist for translations - Eduard Lurje
  • Specialist editor prose - Dmitry Vachedin
  • Design and layout - Maria Aroseva
  • Illustrations - Lilia Lurje

Sections: «Poetry», «Prose», «Debut» (for young prose writers), «Translations», «Interview», «Essay and Journalism», «Reviews», «Theater».

Authors

The following authors, among others, have been published in “Berlin.Berega”: Boris Khazanov , Alexander Delfinov, Vladimir Kaminer , Oleg Jurjew , an interview with Lyudmila Ulitskaya and many others.

Reviews

Overall, the reviews were positive. The lack of political issues and its orientation towards a broad readership, especially those interested in literature, were highlighted as important features of the journal. But it was also noted that the literary magazine, despite its considerable size, lacks such formats as Powest and short stories.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Ирина Чевтаева: Журнал "Берлин.Берега": Германия глазами русскоязычных писателей . In: Культура и стиль жизни . German wave. July 22, 2016. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved on October 26, 2017.
  2. ↑ German  Elisabeth Simon : Berlin.Berega . Simon publishing house for library knowledge. June 20, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2017. Retrieved on November 15, 2017.
  3. ↑ Юлия Вишке: Берлин писателя Григория Аросева: от отвлечённого пространства к «нашему» городу . BerlinWithSense.com. January 3, 2017. Archived from the original on October 7, 2017. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  4. ↑ Галина Ермонская, Мария Герн: "Берлин.Берега": территория свободы . Berlin24.ru. April 27, 2017. Archived from the original on November 12, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  5. ↑ Михаил Румер: Русский взгляд на Германию . Еврейская панорама. February 26, 2016. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved on November 14, 2017.

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