The 26th Minsk International Book Fair

The Minsk International Book Fair, the country’s largest book event, opened on 6 February. For five days, writers, publishers, and distributors from all over the world will present new editions and take stock of the book publishing trends in the past year, discuss the problems of the book industry and share best practices.

The Minsk International Book Fair will feature 439 exhibitors, of which 162 are from abroad. National stands will be presented by Russia, Turkey, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Hungary, Moldova, Romania, Italy, the Czech Republic, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. This year’s newcomers are Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Israel, Poland, China and Greece. Authors from many other countries will participate in the writers' symposium. All in all, 35 countries will be represented at the Minsk book fair.

The 26th Minsk International Book Fair is held under the slogan "More Than Books" from 6 to 10 February. Some 60,000 people are expected to visit the fair. The organizers of the Minsk International Book Fair are the Information Ministry, the Minsk City Hall and the Belarusian Union of Writers. Co-organizers are the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Education Ministry, the Culture Ministry, Belkniga and Makbel book selling companies.