Overview
- Rossotrudnichestvo told TASS an extensive international schedule will mark the 200th anniversary with competitions, literary evenings and theatrical productions.
- In Zambia, students at the Russian House prepared an English staging of How One Man Fed Two Generals, supported by a youth translation lab linked to GITIS training in 2024.
- Planned activities include a lecture in Japan, a Beijing contest to translate selected tales, Kathmandu school talks on the author and a literary salon in Nicaragua, with the Kathmandu Russian House noting The Golovlyov Family as the most popular English title locally.
- The Russian House in Grodno is producing a video‑book of the tales using modern technologies and AI, with dubbing recorded by Russian‑language learners.
- E‑book platform LitRes reports a 76% year‑over‑year surge in January interest, a 48% rise over the past year and a 15% revenue gain for humor and satire, with The Golovlyov Family leading 2026 titles.