The secret transcript (in Russian) of Joseph Brodsky's show trial in a St. Petersburg court, at which he was sentenced to 5 years (later reduced to 18 months) of hard labor in the North. Short portions of the transcript are often cited, but this full transcript offers a vivid look at the Kafkaesque Soviet system of justice.

Learn about the varied life of this Russian writer, born to nobility and author of "War and Peace" and "Anna Karenina".

Find out what this son of peasants turned Premier of the Soviet Union had to do with an upper class writer and his epic novel.

Editor's choice of books concerning Russia's health.

The quantity of great Russian literature titles and translations is virtually endless.  Here are a few favorites from the editor.

This 60-year-old piece of fiction by Ilf and Petrov is a our seasonally-appropriate Literary Insert.

The serf system in early 19th century Russia and writer, Nikolai Gogol.

The tormented and, often, tragic life of Russia's great 19th century author of masterpieces such as The Brothers Karamazov and Crime and Punishment.

Table of contents for complete text of Trotsky's "The Lessons of October."

Editor's book choices about Russian architecture.

Editor's choice of books about Russian Orthodox Christianity.

Editor's picks of books about Russia's government.