December: My name is Olgerta. I published the magazine Ostrov from 1999 to 2014, under the pseudonym of Olga Gert. In the course of the 15 years, more than 60 magazine issues and 40 notebooks with the Literary Appendix were published. The magazine was printed in Moscow and then sent to various cities in Russia and abroad. The women who wrote to us lived in different Russian regions, from Kaliningrad to Kamchatka. The texts in Russian came from 17 countries. The magazine gave voice to women whom nobody wanted to hear. We recieved poems, prose and journalistic essays.
I did practically everything alone. It is not difficult to do: first you edit the texts, search for pictures or create new ones, then do the codifying and printer printing, binding and … the magazine is ready.
In 2009, other participants joined me. We made presentations of published books, a master class of creative writing, meetings at the authors’ home, concerts, and debates. We launched the journal-ostrov.info website. In 2011, a new project, The School of Feminism, started. In Moscow, we made real meetings in various city sites. Now, the School continues to operate virtually, developing feminist consciousness in modern Russia. Читать далее
