Live Classics Found

Live Classics Found (Russian: Просветительский фонд «Живая Классика», 'Living Classics') is a Russian educational foundation dedicated to popularizing Russian literature both within Russia and abroad. According to its official website, the foundation was created by philologists as a fund of readers and admirers of Russian literature. Its stated mission is to promote Russian literature internationally and to help reading, thoughtful teenagers achieve self-realization. Over time its activities expanded from a single literary initiative into a broad program of large and diverse festivals, competitions, and forums, all of which remain 'literature-centric' in character. The foundation reports a presence in every region of the Russian Federation and in 60 countries around the world. It states that it works with more than 100 partners and that its founder, Marina Smirnova, has received 10 awards. Its current projects include the 'Taburetka' Arts Festival (Фестиваль искусств «Табуретка»), which grew out of an unusual art object — a giant stool ('taburetka') installed in Monchegorsk nine years before the festival description was written. The festival began as a purely literary event, using the giant stool as an improvised stage for famous writers and poets and for literary battles, and later expanded into a broader arts festival. The organization operates as a non-commercial educational foundation rather than a commercial enterprise, but it functions as a branded cultural platform with a recognizable name, a dedicated website, and a portfolio of recurring events. Its work centers on youth readership, literary education, and the international promotion of Russian-language literature. Because the foundation is a non-profit cultural body, detailed corporate data such as headquarters address, registration details, and financial figures are not provided in the available evidence.

Live Classics Found was established by philologists as a foundation of readers and admirers of Russian literature. Its founding year is not stated in the available evidence, but the official website notes that the organization has been operating for more than 15 years. From its origins as a literary fund, the organization's activities grew into a large and varied program of festivals, competitions, and forums, all of which remain literature-centric. The foundation's flagship current project, the Taburetka Arts Festival, traces its origin to an unusual art object — a giant stool ('taburetka') — installed in Monchegorsk nine years before the festival description was written. The festival initially was an exclusively literary event: the giant stool served as an improvised stage where famous writers and poets performed and literary battles took place. It subsequently expanded beyond literature into a broader arts festival. Over time the foundation developed an international dimension, reporting representation in every region of the Russian Federation and in 60 countries worldwide, and working with more than 100 partners. Its founder, Marina Smirnova, is credited with 10 awards. The organization continues to focus on popularizing Russian literature abroad and supporting reading and thinking teenagers in their self-realization.

• Foundation established by philologists as a fund of readers and admirers of Russian literature

• Giant 'Taburetka' stool art object installed in Monchegorsk, later becoming the stage and origin of the Taburetka Arts Festival

• Activities expanded into large and diverse festivals, competitions, and forums

• Foundation reports representation in all regions of the Russian Federation and 60 countries worldwide

A literature-centric educational foundation and cultural platform promoting Russian literature among youth in Russia and abroad.

• Taburetka Arts Festival (Фестиваль искусств «Табуретка»)

  An arts festival that began as a literary event around a giant stool art object in Monchegorsk, featuring writers, poets, and literary battles, later expanding into a broader arts festival.

1. 1Просветительский фонд "Живая Классика"liveclassics.ru
2. 2Live Classics Foundwikidata.org