IV International Congress of translators of fiction took place in Moscow on 8-11 September under the slogan Literary Translation is a Means of Cultural Diplomacy. Over 300 renowned translators came to Moscow from all over the world. Among the delegates was Irina Alexeeva, SCIT director. She made a presentation about translators’ mission in today’s world. The Congress was crowned with the awarding the laureates of the prize “Read Russia”. One of the awardees is Lisa Hayden (USA) who translated Eugen Vodolazkin’s novel Laurus.