Requiem for Russia with Leif Davidsen

Name: Requiem for Russia with Leif Davidsen
Start: 2026-10-05T17:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-05T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Avedøre Bibliotek og Kulturhus

took place · 5 Oct 2026

Avedøre Bibliotek og Kulturhus, Hvidovre

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War in Ukraine, internet trolls, shadow fleets, and Putin - Russia has rarely dominated our consciousness as it does now.

Leif Davidsen presents his new novel 'Requiem for Russia', which follows a Danish-Russian special forces soldier forced to choose sides in a country moving from freedom to dictatorship and war. A choice that could cost him his life.

Doors open at 16:30, and the event takes place in the Aula.

About the venue: Avedøre Bibliotek og Kulturhus

Avedøre Bibliotek og Kulturhus is a combined public library and cultural centre in Avedøre Stationsby, part of Hvidovre Municipality's library network. Under one roof it houses a concert and theatre hall alongside a creative workshop for children and young people. The programme runs year-round with events for all ages as well as regular fixtures such as a playroom, homework café and IT assistance.

Hovedstien 14, 2650 Hvidovre Get directions

About: Leif Davidsen

Born on Funen and once DR's man in Moscow, Leif Davidsen has written politically charged thrillers about Russia and Eastern Europe since 1984 - translated into 15 languages and honoured with prizes including De Gyldne Laurbær and Glasnøglen.

the language books are translated into

30+

publications in total (novels, short stories, travel books)

What's new

2026-03
Leif Davidsen's novel Requiem for Russia was published on March 5, 2026 by Lindhardt and Ringhof and received reviews in, among others, Politiken, Weekendavisen and Jyllands-Posten.
2026-03
Forfatterweb published an interview with Davidsen in March 2026 about Requiem for Russia, in which he describes the book as his darkest novel and a reckoning with 30 years of thoughts about Russia.
2026-02
In February 2026, Davidsen said in an interview that Requiem for Russia concludes an informal trilogy with The Devil in the Hole (2016) and The Traitor's Children (2020).

Tracks

Den russiske sangerinde1988-novel that initiated the Russia trilogy; filmed in 1993

Den serbiske dansker1996-thriller about the Balkan War; filmed and translated into many languages

Lime's billede1998-novel; major international success, filmed

Lenins bodyguardHistorical thriller about Russia's early revolutionary years

Requiem for RuslandLatest novel (2026); dystopian contemporary thriller about Russia during the war in Ukraine

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