Guttenberg’s Smoking Room is the format of meetings for a wide audience at which participants retell non-fiction books: documentaries or science-popular books on any knowledge field (except for religion, esotery, and politics). After each retelling, the audience may ask questions and make comments.

This time, the following books will be presented:

• “To Kill the State in Oneself. How Rebels, Philosophers, and Dreamers Invented Russian Anarchism”, Nikolay Gerasimov. Presentation by Ilya Gapienko.
• “The Wandering Mind: What Medieval Monks Tell Us About Distraction”, Jamie Kreiner. Presentation by Elena Lev.
• “Darwin”, Maxim Chertanov. Presentation by Kira Ponomareva.

Tea and discussions will entertain participants between reports.

Date and Time: 27 December 2025, at 6:00 PM. Free access

Venue: JINR Universal Public Library (13/7 Blokhintsev St)

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