Arts & Culture

Admire a whole range of Alphonse Mucha's work here in its full glory with succinct accompanying text.

Russian Thinkers

This illuminating guide to the living traditions of Slavic Paganism unveils the rich cosmology of deities, folk magic, and the unique Dual-Faith tradition that blends Pagan elements with Eastern Orthodox Christianity.

This richly illustrated publication looks at Kandinsky anew, through a critical lens, reframing our understanding of this vital figure of European modernism, who was also a prolific aesthetic theorist and writer.

Beautifully designed and printed, Andrey Tarkovsky: Life and Work pays homage to a great visionary who produced poetic and sometimes disturbing images of near biblical intensity through his films.

Looking to the sky, Taschen's Library of Esoterica series delves into the vibrant visual history of Western astrology. The story of this ancient practice is told through hundreds of images—from Egyptian temples to contemporary art.

Within these pages, characters—both feline and human—come fully alive as we travel with them through the quiet and changing forests of Amur. We travel across time, too, as the fate of the species has been shaped by the history and politics of empires.

Flight of the Firebird: Slavic Magical Wisdom & Lore by Kenneth Johnson is an incredible guide into the folk magical traditions of the Slavic peoples.

Discover rituals, spells, lunar lore, and more with this spellbinding introductory guide to the mysterious power of the moon.

At once an old hag and an enchantress, a demon and wish granter, a feminist and nothing more than a fairytale, Baba Yaga is an endlessly complex folktale character. Here is an in-depth look at her mythos and history through Slavic folklore.

In From Forest to Steppe, renowned scholar and photographer William Craft Brumfield offers a panoramic survey of Russia’s centuries-long heritage of wooden architecture.

From the author of Soviet Bus Stops, an underground trip through the Soviet Metro.
“For us,” said Nikita Khrushchev, “there was something supernatural about the Metro.” Visiting any of the dozen or so Metro networks, it is easy to see why.