A book fair opened in Krasnoyarsk in Russia's Siberia on Wednesday, RIA Novosti news agency said.

The fourth annual Krasnoyarsk Book Culture Fair has a rich cultural program of more than 150 events, including exhibitions, installations, performances, presentations, seminars and master classes, the report said.

More than 200 exhibitors will take part in the five-day event.

The book fair offers an innovative approach to the advocacy of reading by presenting books in the modern multimedia cultural field and analyzing the evolution and transformation of books in their competitive struggle with new media forms, the report said.

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