Test your language sense and refine your style in a live creative practice based on the prose of Sergey Dovlatov. Sometimes, to feel the language, you need practice rather than a textbook. The dictation format based on Sergey Dovlatov's prose combines both approaches: first, participants immerse themselves in the text and literally experience it by ear, and then they carefully analyze each line, tracking the intonation, rhythm, and logic of the author's thought. In the first part, there is a dictation of a fragment and independent writing. In the second part, there is a detailed analysis: spelling and punctuation go hand in hand with style analysis. Here, it is important not just to find mistakes but to understand why the hand tends to put an extra comma, why a cumbersome construction suddenly appears in a short phrase, and how to avoid clichés while remaining a clear interlocutor for the reader. Participants discuss how irony works, how a sense of lightness is created through precise word choice, and why a short pause is stronger than a long explanation. Examples show how economy of means makes the text more expressive, and the rhythm of the phrase more convincing. We tell you on KudaGo where to go in St. Petersburg this weekend for free.