Sergei Ivanov paid much attention to pavilions displaying new nonfiction, and browsed through several publishers’ stands. The Chief of Staff also checked out shelves of antique volumes.
Mr Ivanov was accompanied by Mikhail Seslavinsky, the head of the Federal Agency for Press and Mass Media and a researcher in book culture; Presidential Advisor Vladimir Tolstoy; and Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky.
Mr Ivanov purchased a few items during his visit to the book festival.