March 01, 2020 Punk Rock and Klotsvog By Tiffany Zhu and Robert Blaisdell Reviews of a history of punk rock and a novel about a not very likeable woman. Literature Music
March 01, 2020 The Case Against Foreign Lit By Tamara Eidelman 300 years of book burnings, banishments, and censorship in Russian books. Government History Literature
February 27, 2020 #TBT Russian Literature is Born By The Editors 195 years ago today Russian literature was born when a certain Yevgeny showed up. Literature St. Petersburg TBT
January 30, 2020 #TBT Happy Birthday Anton Pavlovich By The Editors Yesterday, January 29, was Anton Pavlovich Chekhov's 160th birthday. Let's celebrate! Biographies Literature TBT
January 01, 2020 The Winter of 1920 By Tamara Eidelman The first months of 1920 was a dark time in Russia. The Civil War was grinding to its grim conclusion and intellectuals were in the crosshairs. Economy History Literature War
January 01, 2020 Vsevolod Ivanov By Tamara Eidelman Vsevolod Ivanov’s books have long since been largely forgotten, and today it is hard to decide whether or not his current obscurity is deserved. Biographies History Literature
November 11, 2019 Dostoyevsky's Birthday in 10 Dark Quotes By Alice E.M. Underwood In honor of the writer's 198th birthday, here are 10 quotes to celebrate the life and writings of Fyodor Dostoyevsky. They may not be cheerful, but they sure are profound. Culture Literature
October 28, 2019 Velimir Khlebnikov: Innovating 100 Years Before Silicon Valley By Tiffany Zhu Happy birthday to Velimir Khlebnikov, Futurist poet, avant-gardist, and developer of an algorithm to predict the future. Art Biographies Literature
October 12, 2019 Poems for a Golden Autumn By Tiffany Zhu Autumn is colder and darker than summer, but is it really that depressing? Classic poets and rock musicians weigh in. Art Literature Music
September 27, 2019 Go, Go to Ukraine to Find Gogol By Katrina Keegan Small-town Ukraine shows a different side of one the famous "Russian" writer. Literature Travel
Sponsored Post August 28, 2019 Off the Rails By Katrina Keegan Readers send us their stories of interesting train journeys and interactions. Literature Transportation Travel
August 28, 2019 17 Readings on Tolstoy By The Editors Today is the birthday of Lev Tolstoy. We scoured our archives and offer a listing of 17 articles we have published on the great author over the years. History Literature