Mytholand: Journey into the World of Fantasy and Wonder. Festival of Magical Universes.

20-22 September in the center of Lisbon will be the main cultural event of the year – the Mytholand Festival of Magical Universes!

Tamara Eidelman, Nikolai Epple, Armen Zakaryan, Oleg Lekmanov, Mikhail Maizuls, Anna Vilenskaya, Nikolai Redkin, Ivan Chernyavsky will come to Lisbon to meet with the audience and discuss favorite literary, cinematographic, artistic, and musical universes!

The Mytholand Festival is a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the magical worlds created by the imagination of great authors and artists. Immerse yourself in the captivating world of magic, fantasy, and incredible universes!

What to expect:

Two days of magic:
Captivating lectures, vibrant performances, lively discussions, and a packed parallel program. We will talk about Tolkien and his Middle-earth, about Bosch's fantastical worlds, the intrigues and dramas of "Game of Thrones," the magic and enchantment of Miyazaki's world, the saga of Marvel superheroes, the world created by "Korol i Shut," and about dystopias. Discover many amazing stories.

Meeting point for like-minded individuals:
Mytholand is designed as an intellectual space for the Russian-speaking community. Here you can find like-minded individuals, enjoy deep and meaningful conversations, and expand your circle of acquaintances. We emphasize networking and strive to create an atmosphere conducive to making new friends and interesting contacts.

Main program:
Over the course of two days, you can expect unique lectures from leading specialists—philologists, historians, and musicologists. You will have the opportunity to hear presentations from the eight leading experts and researchers, participate in engaging discussions, ask questions to the lecturers, and get autographs on their books.

Parallel program and additional events:
You can look forward to a visit to the museum with our speakers, participate in book presentations, and be part of podcast recordings.

Podcast about the festival:
Leading up to the festival, Tamara Eidelman and Armen Zakaryan will host a podcast "Magical Journeys of Armen Zakharyan and Tamara Eidelman"," where they will discuss the themes and characters of the festival. This podcast will serve as an excellent introduction to the event program, helping you better understand what to expect. Don't miss the opportunity to learn more about the upcoming events and prepare for the festival!

For your convenience, tickets are divided into the following categories:

• Ticket for the first day of lectures on September 21
• Ticket for the second day of lectures on September 22
• Ticket for both days of lectures on September 21-22
• Ticket for a guided tour at Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga with Mikhail Maizuls on September 20
• Ticket for the book presentation by Nikolai Epple "The Magical Country and its Surroundings" on September 21

Main Program:

September 21

10:00 – 11:30
"The Cursed Old House". King and Jester – punks who created their own fairytale world
Speaker: Nikolay Redkin – music journalist, former editor and author of The Flow, one of the creators of the YouTube show "Vpiska," author of the Telegram channel "Broken Dances," YouTube channel "Broken Dance."

Question and Answer session will follow the lecture.

11:45 – 13:15
What force does Voland represent? Good and evil in Mikhail Bulgakov's novel "The Master and Margarita"
Speaker: Oleg Lekmanov – Doctor of Philological Sciences, literary historian. From 1998 to 2011, he taught at Moscow State University, since 2011 - at National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE). Professor at RGGU. Specialist in the history of Silver Age literature, author of books about Osip Mandelstam, Sergei Yesenin, Boris Pasternak. Author of lecture cycles and commentaries on works of Russian literature. Laureate of the Shuvalov Prize (MSU).

Question and Answer session will follow the lecture.

14:30 – 16:00
Not only 1984: the best dystopias from the world of literature.
Speaker: Armen Zakaryan – philologist and translator. Creator of the literary YouTube channel "Armen and Fedor".

Question and Answer session will follow the lecture.

16:15 – 17:45
Is there mercy in "Game of Thrones"?
Speaker: Tamara Eidelman – historian, lecturer, educator, writer, translator, Honored Teacher of the Russian Federation. Author of the popular YouTube channel "History Lessons with Tamara Eidelman."

Question and Answer session will follow the lecture.

September 22

10:00 – 11:30
How the Marvel Cinematic Universe is structured. Origins, features, internal rules, and reasons why we like it so much
Speaker: Ivan Chernyavsky – Co-founder of the comics store "Chuck and Geek", comics editor and translator, host of the podcast "OmniBus and Tankobon".

Question and Answer session will follow the lecture.

11:45 – 13:15
Unknown Tolkien: a magical tale in a world shrouded in evil
Speaker: Nikolay Epple – researcher of historical memory, philologist, translator, specialist in the history of Western European literature, translator of Clive Staples Lewis and Gilbert Keith Chesterton. Author of the books "The Awkward Past. Memory of State Crimes in Russia and other countries" and "The Magical Land and Its Surroundings," laureate of the "Enlightener" award.

Question and Answer session will follow the lecture.

14:30 – 16:00
The Zoosad of Earthly Pleasures. How to "read" animals in Hieronymus Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights
Speaker: Mikhail Mayzuls – medieval historian, candidate of historical sciences. Areas of scientific interest: religious and cultural history of Western European Middle Ages, medieval iconography, history of religious and political iconoclasm, visual anthropology. Two-time laureate of the "Enlightener" award.

Question and Answer session will follow the lecture.

16:15 – 17:45
Hisashi's Magic: Eastern and Western influences in the music of Miyazaki's animated films
Speaker: Anna Vilenskaya – musicologist, composer, creator of the project "Open Musical Lectures," nominee in the "Music" category of Forbes "30 under 30."

Question and Answer session will follow the lecture.

19:00 - 21:30
""Magical Journeys of Armen Zakharyan and Tamara Eidelman". Meeting with the hosts of the podcast Tamara Eidelman and Armen Zakaryan.
During the meeting, there will be a final dialogue between the two hosts about the rules by which magical universes exist and why they attract us. And, of course, Tamara Eidelman and Armen Zakaryan will answer questions from the audience.

Parallel Program:

September 20

16:30-18:00
"The Temptation of Saint Anthony" by Hieronymus Bosch: seminar with Mikhail Mayzuls at the National Museum of Ancient Art in Lisbon
We will go to see one of Bosch's most important works accompanied by the well-known medievalist historian Mikhail Mayzuls, author of courses on Arzamas and Stradarium. Find out what it's like to watch and see, unravel mysteries and discover context, learn the secrets of the world imagined by Hieronymus Bosch.

The participation fee includes a museum ticket.

September 21

19:00-21:30
"The Magical Land and Its Surroundings." Meeting with Nikolay Epple
At Liberty: food, coffee & wine, there will be a presentation of Nikolay Epple's new book, during which the author will talk about the process of working on the book and will give autographs.

"The Magical Land and Its Surroundings" is a collection of essays about English writers of the XIX-XXI centuries, whose works are typically classified as genres such as fairy tales, children's stories, and fantasy novels. However, in this book, these authors appear before the reader integrated into the tradition of Imaginary Country literature. The heroes of Epple's book - Carroll, Milne, Chesterton, Williams, Lewis, Tolkien, Pratchett, Rowling, and many others - are all familiar in life or through books, they learn from each other, "play" and engage in debates.