Books

From lighting the menorah to standing under the chuppah at a wedding, every Jewish ritual reflects a time-honored practice passed down for generations. This elegant book shares the beloved stories and traditions behind Jewish celebrations.

Full of pace, effervescence and grotesque comedy, this short novel by Dostoevsky represents an antic mode insufficiently known to English readers, and presented here in the first translation since Constance Garnett’s version of the 1920s.

A must-read thriller at turns madcap and melancholy, about a down-on-their-luck duo of swindlers looting their way through the decaying remains of the USSR. A gripping tale of average people caught up in the turmoil of history in the making.

A stunning new translation of Tolstoy’s immersive, inventive and masterfully ironic account of the Crimean War, and of the profound light that violence shines on human nature.

This star-crossed gay romance is a #1 bestselling TikTok sensation that took readers by storm, made international news, and catalyzed one of Russia’s largest-ever crackdowns on LGBTQ representation.

Alphonse Mucha’s art with women in flowing gowns, surrounded by flowers or adorned with crowns, are presented here for your coloring enjoyment.

Acclaimed journalist Julia Ioffe tells the story of modern Russia through the history of its women, from revolution to utopia to autocracy.

A poetic and fiercely moving Russian novel of tradition, change, and thwarted desire by an internationally celebrated writer from the Indigenous Nenets community of northern Siberia. 

Arguably the jewel in the crown of Russia’s greatest writer, Yevgeny Onegin is Alexander Pushkin’s sublime masterpiece of love, death, dueling, rivalry, identity and the search for happiness.

A gorgeous collection from cult classic Polish author Bruno Schulz: 15 of the most captivatingly strange and beautiful short stories ever written.

In 1945 Isaiah Berlin met Anna Akhmatova almost by chance in what was then Leningrad. The brief time they spent together one long November evening was a transformng experience for both, and has become a cardinal moment in modern literary history.

In this astonishing new work from one of our greatest and most entertaining storytellers, Ian Frazier trains his perceptive, generous eye on Siberia.