In the Mirror of Mass Media

«Moscow International Book Fair… has turned to be, probably, the culmination in the history of MIBF over the last decade. Never before it has gathered so many visitors and participants. Never before, within its framework, have been arranged so many events. As to the attention of the mass media, political leaders and literary beau monde, since long no book events have caused a similar hullabaloo».

«Delovaya Kniga» Newspaper

«The Moscow International Book Fair is the largest event of the similar ones in Russia..., which is why one should visit it though for the reason of prestige...»

«Komsomolskaya Pravda» Newspaper

«... Тhe evidence of the enlightenment revival in Russia is the XVII MIBF. The “book city” was housed upon the territory of twenty six thousand square metres. By the way, now they think of transferring the traditional book fair to a new place, since the two huge pavilions of the exhibiting centre are not enough, between them already a whole book-selling street has been laid, where two hundred and fifty laid, where two hundred special tents fair to a new place, since the two huge pavilions of the exhibiting centres are special tents were set up. What is important that they sell books here, quite at their cost price, with no sale churning, at the prices that three times lower than the retail prices. Judging by the experience of the past years it is expected that not less than three millions of book lovers will visit the Book Fair. But the book reader is interested not only in his purchases! The organizers of the Book Fair have prepared for visitors the most interesting programme of meetings with writers and publishers, various professional discussions...»

«Gudok» Newspaper 

«The scope of the Book Fair action staggers with its quantative indeces. The MIBF is, with no doubt, the largest exhibition/fair of all the commercial ones hold since the 90s of the past millennium...»

«Knizhny Vestnik» Magazine 

«The regular Moscow International Book Fair has finished its work. In the opinion of many people this year “session of book craze” at the VVTs ended, to our surprise, as business-like and strict. One may say – even generously restrained. Although the light craze was all the same hovering , as it should be, when on the territory of two pavilions concentrated is an incredible energy, contained in the printed word. And in this craze one could catch a joyful news – seemingly the off-genre literature, the ousted somewhere to the shadow ( о r the writer’s desk) by the notorious mass reading matter, begins to return...»

 «Russia» Newspaper

«...The Moscow International Book Fair has finished its work at the VVTs. Each year the number of its participants grows. To the book arena arrive new and new publishers many of which quite recently have made their debut on the book market, however today they considerably competitive against the well-known publishing houses. Wide possibilities for cooperation of all participants of the book-publishing business attract a large number of visitors...»

 «Moskovskaya Pravda» Newspaper

«The book fair is no ordinary event in the life of the country; this is a holiday for all of us… We haven’t become degraded, we publish, read, many things interest us. We are developed, going ahead carefully, not by “seven-mile” steps, but we’re, of course, going. We are getting used to the fact that the book fair is an event on a state scale…»

«My I Mir» Newspaper

«MIBF, held in automn, is in fact the centre of attraction for publishing business not only of Russia but also of the Eastern Europe. The main part of the authors, literary agents, artists visit particularly it».

«Knizhny Business» Magazine 

«”Do you think the Moscow Book Fair can be compared to the greatly praised Frankfurt Book Fair?” – the « Ъ » newspaper correspondent asked Mr. Lorenzo Rudolf, Frankfurt Book Fair Director, who happened to be by his side. “A good book fair – remarked Mr. Rudolf – but too national”. Really, books around were mostly in Russian»

 «Kommersant» Newspaper