"This is not a disco in a book repository." Leninika responded to criticism of the night rave at the library, calling the event "an attempt to speak to the new generation in their own language." The day before at the Russian State Library, Lenin hosted "LitRAV": guests were treated to three dance floors, popular electronic scene artists, book-based performances, photo areas, and a large-scale light show. Social media reacted differently to the event: some admired the organization, while others condemned it, saying that "this is not just inappropriate, it is a blatant slap in the face to our entire society and to those families waiting for their husbands and sons from the front." The RSL itself told the "Podium" publication that it is closely monitoring the reaction on the web and treats different opinions with understanding. "Yes, we are now looking at what is happening on the web around our joint project "LitRAV" with Eksmo-AST, we see this incredible excitement, how the comments are boiling. We at Leninika understand the immense responsibility that lies upon us. Before history. Before generations of librarians and readers who built and preserved this greatness. We are aware. At the head of "LitRAVE" is the book. At the head are the publishers who print it and the writers who write it. And most importantly, readers. Young readers. That living, noisy, searching audience that every library in the world secretly dreams of. The one that has long since moved into phones. This is not a disco in a book repository. This is an attempt to speak to the new generation in their language, to bring them to our language - to the language of Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and Pushkin." Eksmo-AST, in turn, told us that the purpose of the rave was to attract people who rarely read to the library. "All 3,000 visitors received library cards, and we filled the space with literary performances, which were popular. How else to compete with 21st-century entertainment formats? How to provide an alternative to the spoiled public of Moscow?"

"This is not a disco in a book repository." Leninika responded to criticism of the night rave at the library, calling the event "an attempt to speak to the new generation in their own language." The day before at the Russian State Library, Lenin hosted "LitRAV": guests were treated to three dance floors, popular electronic scene artists, book-based performances, photo areas, and a large-scale light show. Social media reacted differently to the event: some admired the organization, while others condemned it, saying that "this is not just inappropriate, it is a blatant slap in the face to our entire society and to those families waiting for their husbands and sons from the front." The RSL itself told the "Podium" publication that it is closely monitoring the reaction on the web and treats different opinions with understanding. "Yes, we are now looking at what is happening on the web around our joint project "LitRAV" with Eksmo-AST, we see this incredible excitement, how the comments are boiling. We at Leninika understand the immense responsibility that lies upon us. Before history. Before generations of librarians and readers who built and preserved this greatness. We are aware. At the head of "LitRAVE" is the book. At the head are the publishers who print it and the writers who write it. And most importantly, readers. Young readers. That living, noisy, searching audience that every library in the world secretly dreams of. The one that has long since moved into phones. This is not a disco in a book repository. This is an attempt to speak to the new generation in their language, to bring them to our language - to the language of Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and Pushkin." Eksmo-AST, in turn, told us that the purpose of the rave was to attract people who rarely read to the library. "All 3,000 visitors received library cards, and we filled the space with literary performances, which were popular. How else to compete with 21st-century entertainment formats? How to provide an alternative to the spoiled public of Moscow?"