All of us have in our minds a cartoon image of what an autocratic state looks like, with a bad man at the top. But in the 21st century, that cartoon bears little resemblance to reality. Nowadays, auto…
Pushkin's version of the historical novel in the style of Walter Scott, this final prose work also reflects his fascination with and research into Russian history of the 18th century. During the reign…
A haunting, unforgettable memoir about a beloved younger sister and the painful memory of her murder, from one of Mexico's greatest living writers (Jonathan Lethem).
Роман признан лучшим русским романом первого десятилетия нового века. Выдающийся российский филолог Александр Чудаков написал книгу, которую и многие литературоведы, и читатели посчитали автобиографич…
Even though Ivan Goncharov wrote several books that were widely read and discussed during his lifetime, today he is remembered for one novel, Oblomov, published in 1859, an indisputable classic of Rus…
"It is the horrible texture of a fabric that should be woven of ships' cables and hawsers. A Polar wind blows through it, and birds of prey hover over it."
An internationally bestselling phenomenon: the darkly suspenseful, highly controversial tale of two families struggling to make the hardest decision of their l…
Родиона любили за ум, красоту и способности. Его брата Илюшу – просто так. От Родиона ждали поступков и ответственности. Илью хотели спасти, накормить, приласкать – пусть даже через минуту он уйдет не…
