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Nadia Sikorsky

Nadia Sikorsky grew up in Moscow where she obtained a master's degree in journalism and a doctorate in history from Moscow State University. After 13 years at UNESCO, in Paris and then in Geneva, and having served as director of communications at Green Cross International founded by Mikhail Gorbachev, she developed NashaGazeta.ch, the first online Russian-language daily newspaper, launched in 2007.

In 2022, she found herself among those who, according to Le Temps editorial board, "significantly contributed to the success of French-speaking Switzerland," thus appearing among opinion makers and economic, political, scientific and cultural leaders: the Forum of 100.

After 18 years leading NashaGazeta.ch, Nadia Sikorsky decided to return to her roots and focus on what truly fascinates her: culture in all its diversity. This decision took the form of this trilingual cultural blog (Russian, English, French) born in the heart of Europe – in Switzerland, her adopted country, the country distinguished by its multiculturalism and multilingualism.

Nadia Sikorsky does not present herself as a "Russian voice," but as the voice of a European of Russian origin (more than 35 years in Europe, 25 years spent in Switzerland) with the benefit of more than 30 years of professional experience in the cultural world at the international level. She positions herself as a cultural mediator between Russian and European traditions; the title of the blog, "The Russian Accent," captures this essence – the accent being not a linguistic barrier, not a political position but a distinctive cultural imprint in the European context.

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Who Owns Russian Culture?

For four years now, this question, so important to me, has not left the agenda, whether in private conversations, in the international press, or simply in life itself. Allow me to return to the day when I first asked it of myself.

Russian Poetry Has Not Lost its Speech Power

This statement from the Foreword to the poetry collection "How are we meant to survive this", published by Freedom Letters in Russian and English, summarises, in my view, the essence of the collective work of the twenty-six authors represented in it and their eighteen translators. This collection is one of my strongest literary impressions of the past several years.

A Ticket to Kissin

On 15 March, the outstanding pianist of our time, Evgeny Kissin, will give a recital in Zurich as part of the "Les Grands Interprètes" series presented by the Caecilia agency. The programme may be described as a romantic evolution of the pianistic “self”.