Diaries In which Ginzburg meditates on the Russian Jewish community - to which she also belongs - and on its role in Russian culture. Memoir
Letter to Sofya In this letter to his niece, Dostoyevsky describes the thinking behind Prince Myshkin, the central character in his novel The Idiot. Memoir
Masha is Lying on the Table A diary entry Dostoyevsky wrote on the death of his first wife, which became an extraordinary and impassioned meditation on death, immortality and human relationships. Memoir
Letter Before Exile A letter the author wrote to his brother, immediately before his transport into Siberian exile. Memoir
Clear Ponds A truly wonderful memoir of life growing up along Moscow's boulevard, by a writer hardly published in English. Memoir
The Shopping Renaissance A consideration of what NEP wrought in Moscow, from one of Russia's greatest writers. Memoir
Khitrovka One of the most famous chapters from this classic work, about the seamy underbelly of Moscow at the turn of the last century. Memoir
Safe Conduct Before committing himself to poetry, Pasternak considered pursuing a career in music. In these early chapters from his memoir he recounts his early fascination with music and his relationship with the composer Alexander Scriabin. Memoir
Notes Upon Russia First published in 1549, von Herberstein’s account of Moscow (and Russia more generally) was the main early European source of information on Russia in the sixteenth century. Memoir
Nurse A profoundly moving story of a modern war nurse in Afghanistan, by the Nobel Prize winning author. Memoir
