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A Herzen Reader presents in English for the first time one hundred essays and editorials by the radical Russian thinker ......more
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The Caucasus has an extremely rich folk literature, almost unknown among English speakers, which includes myths, legends......more
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Though we know Vladimir Nabokov as a brilliant novelist, his first love was poetry. This landmark collection brings toge......more
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Vladimir Vysotsky (January 25, 1938 - July 25, 1980) was a poet, singer, and actor whose work had an immeasurable and la......more
In Red Autobiographies, Igal Halfin reads admission records of the Soviet Communist Party cells in the 1920s for what th......more
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That these treasures are available to us as writing is a miracle. . . . The writings here, while altogether modern in on......more
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WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY WILL SELF The devil makes a personal appearance in Moscow accompanied by various demons, inclu......more
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This vintage book contains Maurice Baring’s 1914 treatise, "An Outline Of Russian Literature". Maurice Baring (1874 - 19......more
This vintage book contains Maurice Baring’s 1914 treatise, "An Outline Of Russian Literature". Maurice Baring (1874 - 19......more
Tolstoy s enthralling epic depicts Russia s war with Napoleon and its effects on the lives of those caught up in the con......more
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A rich, successful Moscow professor befriends a stray dog and attempts a scientific first by transplanting into it the t......more
Anton Chekhov was a master whose daring work revolutionized theater, and this was as true of Ivanov, his first full-leng......more
Alexander Pushkin (June 6, 1799 - February 10, 1837), is widely considered to be Russia s greatest writer. He is credite......more
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Pushkin’s lyric intelligence is his capacity to transform philosophical and aesthetic ideas into poetry that questions t......more
Major statements by the celebrated Russian poet Boris Pasternak (1890-1960) about poetry, inspiration, the creative proc......more
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This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of thes......more
One of the greatest poets of the Silver Age, Boris Pasternak (February 10, 1890 - May 30, 1960) became known in the west......more
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How far would you go to escape the real world? The underground man had always felt like an outsider. He doesn t want to ......more
Clarence Brown s marvelous collection introduces readers to the most resonant voices of twentieth-century Russia. It inc......more
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Translated from the Russian by Constance Garnett The text of this edition of CRIME AND PUNISHMENT is complete and unabri......more
Strong Opinions offers Nabokov’s trenchant, witty, and always engaging views on everything from the Russian Revolution t......more
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