Moscow Believes It's harder, and easier, than one might think to put together an issue of Chtenia devoted to Moscow. Literature
Events of the Years of the Hijra 1410-1414 An excerpt from Ismailov's novel, Hay ibn Yakzan and the Language of the Bees, originally written in Uzbek. Literature
Moscow Snow An example of the author's "miniature fiction" that juxtaposes nostalgia for the Russian past with stark reflections on the present. Literature
Antonov Apples In which the Nobel prize winning author bids farewell to the dying world of Russia's landed gentry. Literature
Reminiscences on Anton Chekhov One great author's thoughts on another. Translated by S.S. Koteliansky and Leonard Woolf. Literature
Un Petit Accident A previously untranslated short work by the short story master, that richly conveys the mood of one evening in Paris. Literature
In Paris One of Bunin's most beloved stories, about an aged emigre falling in love with a young waitress. Literature
Boldino, Autumn 1830 A look at the extremely productive eras in Pushkin's life known as the Boldino Autumns. Literature
