Read more: Russian-born director risking his life to deliver Oscar worthy documentary“The Journal Continent is publishing the most important and leading writers, only the best of the best - the best poets, the writers, the best artists in its category. Tonight I am giving this award to Evgeny Afineevsky, the director of Winter on Fire, the outstanding piece of art, the best documentary in its category - to my opinion and the opinion of the e-Continent magazine,” said Ms.Volya while presenting the award.
[hr]The journal Continent/Kontinent was founded in 1974 by a well-known writer and dissident Vladimir Maksimov. The name for this new uncensored journal of the Russian democratic movement was suggested by A. Solzhenitsyn. During the 16 years of its publishing in Paris the magazine became one of the most prestigious and influential voices against communist ideology. At various times the editorial board included such prominent world-renowned figures as R. Conquest, A. Sacharov, E. Ionesko, J. Brodsky, etc. Works by Vasiliy Aksenov, Josef Brodsky, Olivie Cleman, Vladimir Maksimov, Robert Conquest, Ernst Neizvestny, Vittorio Strada and others were published on the pages of Continent. Continent is published four times a year publishing the most important and leading writers.
