Literature

Reviews of a history of punk rock and a novel about a not very likeable woman.

300 years of book burnings, banishments, and censorship in Russian books.

195 years ago today Russian literature was born when a certain Yevgeny showed up.

Yesterday, January 29, was Anton Pavlovich Chekhov's 160th birthday. Let's celebrate!

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.

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.

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.

Happy birthday to Velimir Khlebnikov, Futurist poet, avant-gardist, and developer of an algorithm to predict the future.

Autumn is colder and darker than summer, but is it really that depressing? Classic poets and rock musicians weigh in.

Small-town Ukraine shows a different side of one the famous "Russian" writer.
 

Readers send us their stories of interesting train journeys and interactions.

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.