Green world: new challenges. “Ecology of the soul” and nature conservation

Environmental problems are taking center stage in genre fiction. Should we expect another upswing in dystopias and climate fiction? What is “ecology of soul”? Is it possible to synthesize scientific, liberal arts, and artistic thinking? How the power of the written word will help save nature?

Participants:

Moderator

• Ilya Kochergin, prose writer (Russia)

Speakers

• Oleg Divov, science-fiction writer (Russia)
• Ilya Kochergin, prose writer (Russia)
• Kairat Imanaliev, playwright (Kyrgyzstan)
• Abdul Rahim Allam , President of the Moroccan Writers' Union (Morocco)
• Nazim Ismail-Zadeh, Deputy Director of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation's office in Russia (Azerbaijan)