Catherine Lovey: Un roman russe et drôle. Editions ZOE, 2010

Livre publié avec le soutien du Conseil de la Culture du Canton du Valais et du Département des Affaires culturelles de la Ville de Genève.

« Il s’agit de vous éviter des ennuis et la meilleure façon d’y parvenir, c’est encore de ne pas les chercher.
- Je vous entends bien. Je ne veux pas d’ennuis. Je souhaite juste écrire un roman russe.
- Excellente idée ! Ecrivez un bon roman russe plein de rebondissements et laissez l’affaire Khodorkovski en dehors de tout ça. Ce sont pas les sujets qui manquent de nos jours ! Une belle histoire d’amour post-soviétique, non, ça devrait être dans vos cordes… »

Valentine Y. s’entête. Elle quitte son pays et s’enfonce dans la Russie.

Catherine Lovey est l’auteur de deux romans, l’Homme interdit, qui a reçu le Prix Schiller découverte, et Cinq vivants pour un seul mort.

About the author

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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