A conversation about Vasily Aksyonov will reveal the 1970s as a time of censorship pressure, literary quests, and personal resilience. Natalia Ivanova will show how the writer of the thaw generation responded to stagnation with grotesque, fantasy, Aesopian language, and a desire to preserve the freedom of style, intonation, and inner choice. Vasily Aksyonov entered literature as one of the most notable authors of the thaw generation. His prose spoke the language of urban youth, jazz, movement, inner independence, and a vivid sense of time. However, in the 1970s, the energy of freedom collided with another reality: increasing censorship, editorial caution, and new rules of cultural life. Natalia Ivanova's lecture is dedicated to how the writer preserved himself during the era of stagnation. The focus of the conversation will be Aksyonov's journey from early popularity to genre experiments, fantastic plots, grotesque, and Aesopian language. These forms helped to speak about important matters where direct expression became almost impossible. Through literature, he continued to argue with the system, defend the right to intonation, and seek a space for personal freedom. Find other events in Yekaterinburg on KudaGo.