Dmitry Bykov in Germany. Poetry Concert "Not a Word About Love"

Name: Dmitry Bykov in Germany. Poetry Concert "Not a Word About Love"
Start: 2026-06-19T00:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-06-19T00:00:00+02:00
Location: Palais Wittgenstein

took place · 19 Jun 2026

Palais Wittgenstein, Düsseldorf, Germany

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Dmitry Bykov in Germany. Poetry Concert "Not a Word About Love" — Palais Wittgenstein, Düsseldorf

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Dmitry Bykov - writer, poet, and journalist - comes to Düsseldorf with his poetry programme "Not a Word About Love". The evening takes place at Palais Wittgenstein.

About: Дмитрий Быков

One of the most prolific voices in contemporary Russian literature, Bykov tours Europe with poetry concerts and literary lectures - including his programmes on Rowling's Harry Potter and the satirical musical tale '3OLUSHKA'. His readings draw Russian-speaking audiences across the continent.

90+

Books published (novels, poetry collections, biographies)

20M+

YouTube views for 'Citizen Poet' project videos

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National Bestseller prize wins (2006 and 2011)

What's new

2025-10
A Moscow court sentenced Bykov in absentia to seven years in a penal colony on charges of spreading false information about the Russian armed forces and evading duties as a 'foreign agent'.
2025-09
Russia added Bykov to its list of 'extremists and terrorists' maintained by the financial monitoring agency Rosfinmonitoring.
2025-08
Russia placed Bykov on an international wanted list, effective 28 July 2025, in connection with his criminal case.

Tour

WarszawaKrakówBerlinPragVilniusRigaTallinnZürichHelsinkiParisWashingtonSan DiegoVancouverPalo AltoNew York

Tracks

Борис Пастернак (биография, 2005)Won both the National Bestseller and Big Book prizes in 2006; his best-known non-fiction work internationally.

Остромов, или Ученик чародея (2010)Historical novel set in 1930s Leningrad; won the National Bestseller award in 2011.

Живые души (ЖД, 2006)Satirical novel of ideas about Russia's future; described by the Oxford History of Russian Literature as balancing 'quasi-realistic verisimilitude with modernist phantasmagoria'.

Гражданин поэт (проект, 2011-)Satirical political poetry project with actor Mikhail Yefremov, broadcast on TV Rain and YouTube; revived in 2022-2023 with actor Artur Smolyanov.

VZ: Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Making of a Nation (2025)English-language biography of Zelensky published by Open Letter Books; co-translated by John Freedman.

Dmitry Bykov in Germany. Poetry Concert "Not a Word About Love"

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