With Russia as the Guest Country of Honor, delegates from over six nations, and roughly 1,300 new literary releases, the 34th Havana International Book Fair will soon open its doors, as announced today by the Cuban Book Institute.

In a press conference, Institute President Juan Rodríguez Cabrera, Vice President Jessica Arteaga, and Russian Ambassador to Cuba Víctor Koronelli presented the event schedule, which is dedicated this year to the centenary of historic leader Fidel Castro.

"We are organizing it with the spirit that the Fair created by Fidel shall not perish," Rodríguez Cabrera stated to attendees.

The event will take place in the capital from August 10 to 16, with the Línea y 18 Cultural Station serving as the main venue. Sub-venues include the Casa del Alba Cultural, the Dulce María Loynaz Cultural Center, Casa de las Américas, the Center for Martí Studies, Pabellón Cuba, the José Martí National Library, the José Martí Memorial, the House of Poetry, and the Fidel Castro Ruz Center.

This edition will offer over two million copies covering classic authors, contemporary literature, digital titles, and works from the Territorial Publishing System, which celebrates its 26th anniversary on August 13.

As Country Guest of Honor, Russia will present a wide variety of national, classic, and contemporary literature, alongside a cultural program featuring a film showcase organized in collaboration with the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry (ICAIC), the Russian ambassador shared.

The international contingent will be further enriched by delegations from China, Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela, Brazil, and Spain, among other nations.

Featured book launches will include Fidel, siempre abogado (National Organization of Collective Law Firms Publishing), Fidel Castro: ¿Qué se encontró al Triunfo de la Revolución? (Capitán San Luis Publishing), and the Selected Works of Raúl Castro.

Additionally, the event will host the presentation of the National Awards for Literature, Social Sciences, and Editing, as well as the Nicolás Guillén Poetry Award, the Alejo Carpentier Award for essay, short story, and novel, the Hermanos Saíz Association's Calendario Awards, and the Territorial Publishing System's La Puerta de Papel recognition.

Other key national highlights include colloquiums dedicated to author Marilyn Bobes and researcher José Bell Lara—the honorees of this year's edition—alongside specialized symposiums on Social Sciences and Science-Technology.

Throughout the week, the program will feature the Professional Book Salon, the Meeting of Literary Editors and Translators, the Historians' Meeting, the Poetry Promoters' Gathering, the Librarians' Meeting, and the Ibero-American Young Writers' Forum, as well as the Tesoro de Papel Children's and Youth Pavilion, Cuba Digital, and the Nuestra Historia project.

The country's most significant literary event will conclude on September 6 in the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba following its traditional nationwide tour.