Over 30 events will be arranged in Belarus as part of the Year of Italian Culture, Belarus’ Culture Minister Boris Svetlov told a press conference on 23 January
On 8-12 February Italian writers will take part in the 24th edition of the Minsk International Book Fair. Among them will be crime fiction writer Carlo Lucarelli. Cantiniere by Matteo Spiazzi will premiere at the Gorky National Academic Drama Theater on 18 February. The stage director from Verona is also working on the comedy Pension Belvedere at the Belarusian State Puppet Theater.

