On December 23, 2025, at 7 p.m., Babel Books Berlin will host a presentation of Evgenia Nekrasova's book Holodova Street, a documentary novel about memory, growing up, and the search for freedom in the 1990s.
The book centers on the story of journalist Dmitry Kholodov, who died in 1994 from a booby trap explosion at his workplace. Evgenia Nekrasova, who grew up in the same city and attended the same school, revisits his fate, talks to his colleagues, and reflects on how Kholodov influenced her own understanding of civic responsibility, courage, and honesty.
Kholodova Street is an illustrated novel of a generation that combines documentary evidence and personal expression, a chronicle of the times and an attempt to talk about the truth.
Evgenia Nekrasova is a writer, winner of the Lyceum and Strannik/NOS awards, and co-founder of the School of Literary Practices. Her books include Kalechina-Malechina, Sestromam, Domovaya Lyubov, Kozha, and Zolotinka. Her texts combine mythology, social reality, and current issues.
Address: Babel Books Berlin, December 23, 7:00 p.m.
Free admission, registration required
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