The Moscow Eccentric A fascinating look at life in post-revolutionary Moscow, in this never-before-translated excerpt from Bely's little known novel about the capital. All the more amazing for the fact that it is written (and translated) in metered prose. Presented here in our bilingual format (English and Russian on facing pages) Literature
The Shopping Renaissance A consideration of what NEP wrought in Moscow, from one of Russia's greatest writers. Memoir
Love for Women An amorous selection of poems/songs, including "The gray of a late autumn sky"; "I feel the need for someone I can pray to"; and "Sentimental March". Women
Bulat Okudzhava: An Appreciation A look at the life and work of this volume's focus, Bulat Okudzhava, King of the Bards. Thematic sections have short introductions, and all poems and stories in this volume are presented side by side in English and Russian. Literature
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
The Song Babel’s “The Song” comes from his Red Cavalry cycle, a volume of short stories about the Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921). As in many of these pieces, Babel contrasts the narrator’s intellectual, poetic outlook with the brutalities and horrors of war. Music
From Blitzcringe to Gasogeddon An exploration of how Russia's War on Ukraine has altered the Russian language.
Moscow and St. Petersburg: 1842 Herzen's classic comparison of Russia's two capitals, in which he finds much to love and loathe in each. Moscow
A Pestilential Distemper in Russia On the Massacre of the Archbishop of Moscow and a fever running through the capital. History
