Literature

Four teenagers grow inseparable in the last days of the Soviet Union--but not all of them will live to see the new world arrive in this powerful debut novel by Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry, loosely based on on Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard".

Turgenev's first literary masterpiece is a sweeping portrayal of the magnificent 19th-century Russian countryside and the harsh lives of those who inhabited it.

These twenty-two stories, ranging from 1886 to 1899, are drawn from Anton Chekhov's most fruitful years as a short-story writer.

The first ever stand-alone collection of all Isaac Babel’s narratives about Jewish life in Odessa -- including the original 1931 stories and later tales.

For fans of fairy tales and the literary supernatural: a unique collection of Russian short stories from the last 200 years!

1917 is an excellent diverse collection of literary responses to one of the most impactful events in modern world history -- the Russian Revolution.

This book is an enchanting fable that brilliantly captures the idiosyncrasy of a small community in the Armenian mountains.

This collection offers and intoxicating draft of the Nabokov's genius, his devious wit, and his ability to turn language into an instrument of ecstasy.

This collection of traditional stories will sweep you away to the birch forests and ornate palaces of Russia. You'll meet a mysterious girl born from the snow, a terrifying Baba Yaga, and a series of dauntless heroines and heroes willing to fight dragons

This exquisite collection of stories introduces a cast of remarkable Soviet characters, whose lives intersect in ways both life-affirming and heartbreaking.

Osip Mandelstam is a central figure in both Russian and world poetry, the author of some of the most haunting and memorable poems of the 20th century.

With a mood of intellectual irony and alienation, Notes from the Underground can be seen as the first modern novel, opening existentialism to the 20th century.