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Наталья Беглова: «Путешествие в райские кущи». Издательский дом Логос, Казань. 2014 год

«Путешествие в райские кущи» - остросюжетный роман из жизни русского зарубежья.

В Женеве умирает сотрудник международной организации. Вскоре становится ясно, что его убили. Среди подозреваемых жена и сын погибшего. Не исключают и вины коллеги убитого, а также женщины, с которой у погибшего был роман.

Главная героиня романа - Арина Родионова. Профессиональный журналист, она долгое время работала в Москве и занималась журналистскими расследованиями. В Швейцарии она помогает своей подруге, владелице туристического агентства, готовит туры для групп, приезжающих в эту страну. Именно по просьбе подруги, которая хорошо знает семью погибшего, она пытается разобраться в случившемся.

Читатель не только следит за хитросплетениями захватывающей интриги, но и знакомится со многими интересными местами как в Женеве, так и в ее окрестностях. Кроме того, в книге приводятся отрывки из произведения малоизвестной писательницы девятнадцатого века, Величкиной, посвященного истории и культуре Швейцарии.
       

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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 with the benefit of more than 30 years of professional experience in the cultural world. 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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