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101 Stories of the Great Ballets


by George Balanchine | Francis Mason

  • REFERENCE
  • 1975
  • PAPER
  • 541 PAGES

Scene-by-scene retellings of the most popular ballets from the man who revolutionized the art. (GEN262, $17.95)

Alexander Pushkin, The Collected Stories

Alexander Pushkin, The Collected Stories


by Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin

  • LITERATURE
  • 1999
  • HARD COVER
  • 548 PAGES

A collection of Pushkin's major prose works and many shorter pieces. (RUS196, $25.00)

All the Views Fit to Print, Changing Images of the U.S. In Pravda Political Cartoons, 1917-1991


by Kevin J. McKenna

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

This scholarly book dissects Russian political cartoons and their depictions of America. (RUS179, $49.95)

Among the Russians

Among the Russians


by Colin Thubron

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

The marvelous account of a 10,000-mile journey by car from St. Petersburg and the Baltic States south to Georgia and Armenia in 1981. A gifted writer and intrepid traveler, Thubron grapples with the complexities of Russian identity in this lyrical book. (RUS106, $14.00)

Around the Bloc: My Life in Moscow, Beijing, and Havana

Around the Bloc: My Life in Moscow, Beijing, and Havana


by Stephanie Elizondo Griest

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

The offbeat memoirs of a Texan who spent four years as a volunteer in Moscow, a propaganda officer in Beijing, and a belly dancer in Havana. (RUS242, $14.95)

Balanchine, A Biography


by Bernard Taper

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

Taper sorts out the controversial legacy of the legendary choreographer George Balanchine. (RUS193, $31.95)

The Baltic Revolution

The Baltic Revolution


by Anatol Lieven

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 454 PAGES

A Latvian correspondent for the London Times, Lieven weaves history, interviews and analysis into a vivid cultural portrait of post-Glasnost Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. (BLT02, $47.00)

Belarus, At a Crossroads in History

Belarus, At a Crossroads in History


by Jan Zaprudnik

  • HISTORY
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 278 PAGES

A history of Belarus, with a focus on the status of the nation as the Soviet Union crumbled. (RUS123, $34.00)

Berlitz Russian Phrase Book & Dictionary

Berlitz Russian Phrase Book & Dictionary


by Berlitz Pocket Guides

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

A short introduction to common Russian words and phrases, designed for the traveler. Contains more than 1,000 phrases and more than 2,000 words. (RUS107, $8.95)

The Big Red Train Ride

The Big Red Train Ride


by Eric Newby

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 267 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Newby's marvelous account of speeding across Russia with wife Wanda on the Trans-Siberian from Moscow to Khabarovsk recalls the joys, frustrations and oddities of remote Russia during the Brezhnev years. (RUS140, $24.95)

Black Earth, A Journey Through Russia After the Fall

Black Earth, A Journey Through Russia After the Fall


by Andrew Meier

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 516 PAGES

Meier ventures far outside the Kremlin gates for this account of the lives typical Russians since the collapse of the Soviet Union. A vivid, insightful portrait. (RUS236, $16.95)

Black Sea

Black Sea


by Neal Ascherson

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 306 PAGES

In this skillful portrait of a region, Ascherson weaves his own travels and impressions with a fascinating account of the Black Sea's history. From ancient mythology to modern politics, he admirably never loses sight of the sea itself. (RUS46, $19.00)

Borderland, A Journey through the History of Ukraine

Borderland, A Journey through the History of Ukraine


by Anna Reid

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

Reid, who was for three years the Kiev correspondent for The Economist, combines first-person reports, interviews and history in this vivid portrait of the region and its people. With chapters on Kiev and Odessa. (RUS84, $17.00)

Bradt Guide Georgia

Bradt Guide Georgia


by Tim Burford

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

This convenient guide is a personal, detailed overview of Georgia. It includes coverage of the Black Sea coast, Tbilisi and other major towns, as well as information on history, culture and accommodations. (CCS03, $25.99)

The Brothers Karamazov


by Fyodor Dostoevsky | Larissa Volokhonsky | Richard Pevear

  • LITERATURE
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 832 PAGES

Dostoyevsky's final masterpiece. (RUS108, $18.00)

Burning Lights


by Bella Chagall | Marc Chagall | Norbert Guterman

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1988
  • PAPER
  • 268 PAGES

Illusrtated by her husband Marc Chagall, this touching memoir traces coming-of-age in Vitebsk, Belarus in the early 20th century. (RUS122, $19.00)

Catherine the Great, A Short History

Catherine the Great, A Short History


by Isabel De Madariaga

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

A brief survey of the reign of Catherine the Great that nicely balances biography with descriptions of the economic, political and social life of the period. (RUS105, $14.95)

Caucasus: Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan

Caucasus: Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan


by Freytag & Berndt

  • REFERENCE
  • MAP

A travel map of the Caucasus at a scale 1:1,000,000. (CCS01, $14.95)

A Century of Ambivalence, The Jews of Russia and the Soviet Union, 1881 to the Present


by Zvi Y. Gitelman

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 321 PAGES

A strikingly illustrated history of Jewish life in Russia, featuring 200 black-and-white photographs from YIVO Institute for Jewish Research and three maps. (RUS172, $24.95)

Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe

Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe


by Glynis Ridley

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

The entertaining history of an Indian rhinoceros named Clara, who was brought to Europe in 1741 by a Dutch sea captain and toured for seventeen years, to the delight of several heads of state. (FRN536, $12.00)

The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel


by Isaac Babel

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 511 PAGES

An authoritative edition of Isaac Babel's powerful short fiction, including his early Red Cavalry Stories and The Odessa Tales. (RUS171, $18.95)

Commonwealth of Independent States Map

Commonwealth of Independent States Map


by Freytag & Berndt

  • MAP

A double-sided map of the entire CIS, divided into Western Russia (at a scale of 1:2,000,000 and eastern Russia (1:8,000,000). (RUS133, $14.95)

A Concise History of the Russian Revolution


by Peter Dimock | Richard Pipes

  • HISTORY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 431 PAGES

A serious but readable analysis of the Russian Revolution. (RUS98, $17.95)

Confessions of a Fallen Standard-Bearer


by Andrei Makine

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

The celebrated author follows two ideologically fervent boys as they grow into disillusioned men. (RUS136, $21.95)

The Cossacks

The Cossacks


by Leo Tolstoy | Peter Constantine | Cynthia Ozick

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

A fresh translation of Tolstoy's 1863 semi-autobiographical novel about a young Muscovite and his military adventures in the rough-and-ready Caucasus. The book is, in part, a portrait of the Cossacks -- and an account of falling in love. (RUS241, $13.00)

The Cossacks, An Illustrated History

The Cossacks, An Illustrated History


by John Ure

  • HISTORY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

In this lively, beautifully illustrated overview, a career diplomat (and frequent visitor to the region) explores the history of the Cossacks in Southern Russia and Central Asia and their role in world affairs. (RUS135, $24.95)

Cracks in the Iron Closet, Travels in Gay and Lesbian Russia


by David Tuller

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 344 PAGES

An intimate portrait of an emerging gay subculture in modern Russia. (RUS149, $20.00)

Defiance, The Bielski Partisans


by Nechama Tec

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

The story of daring Jewish partisans from Belorussia rescuing Jews from the Holocasut. (RUS120, $14.95)

Dreams of My Russian Summers

Dreams of My Russian Summers


by Andrei Makine

  • LITERATURE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

Andrei Makine conjures an entire world -- and the sweep of Russian history -- in this lyrical debut novel. Set in a sleepy village on the Volga, the narrator spins tales both of coming-of-age in the Soviet Union in the 1960s and 70 -- and of his remarkable grandmother, born in France at the turn of the century, a nurse during the Revolution and a witness to the horrors of Stalin. Tenth anniversary edition. (RUS266, $14.95)

The Eastern Front, 1914-1917


by Norman Stone

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

A classic study of Russia's contribution to WWI. (WAR76, $16.95)

The End of Eurasia, Russia on the Border Between Geopolitics and Globalization


by Dmitri Trenin

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 340 PAGES

A thought provoking analysis of Russia's foreign policy and argument for Russia's' integration with Europe and the West. (RUS163, $24.95)

Eugene Onegin, A Novel in Verse

Eugene Onegin, A Novel in Verse


by James E. Falen | Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

A master work by one of Russia's most respected poets. (RUS101, $9.95)

Eugene Onegin, A Novel in Verse


by Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin | Vladimir Nabokov

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 362 PAGES

In this translation of Pushkin's epic poem set in 19th-century Russia, the great novelist Nabokov brings the spark of Pushkin's original words to life. (RUS290, $24.95)

Eyewitness Guide Moscow

Eyewitness Guide Moscow


by Eyewitness Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 263 PAGES

This outstanding guide covers Moscow's culture, history and attractions with maps, site plans and hundreds of color photographs. (RUS164, $23.00)

Eyewitness Guide St. Petersburg

Eyewitness Guide St. Petersburg


by Eyewitness Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 264 PAGES

With excellent local maps and site plans, this outstanding visual guide introduces the culture, history and attractions of St. Petersburg. (RUS87, $25.00)

Fathers and Sons


by Ivan Turgenev

  • LITERATURE
  • 1975
  • PAPER
  • 295 PAGES

The classic novel by the most accessible of the great Russian novelists. (RUS19, $13.00)

First Person, An Astonishingly Frank Self-Portrait by Russia's President

First Person, An Astonishingly Frank Self-Portrait by Russia's President


by Vladimir Putin

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES

A self-portrait portrait of the Russian leader based on interviews with Russian journalists. (RUS161, $16.00)

Five Plays


by Anton Chekhov | Ronald Hingley

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 294 PAGES

A collection of Chekhov's major plays, including "Ivanov," "The Seagull," "Uncle Vanya," "Three Sisters," and "The Cherry Orchard." (RUS88, $8.95)

Fodor's Moscow and St. Petersburg

Fodor's Moscow and St. Petersburg


by Salwa Jabado

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

With solid practical information on sights, excursions, restaurants, hotels and nightlife, and a chapter on the cities of the Golden Ring. (RUS03, $19.99)

Following Balanchine


by Robert Garis

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 260 PAGES

Part art criticism, part personal memoir, this work is an homage to an artist by a fan who watched his legacy unfold. (RUS194, $28.00)

Food in Russian History and Culture


by Joyce Toomre | Musya Glants

  • FOOD
  • 1997
  • PAPER

Food is history in this compendium of essays by cultural historians. (RUS143, $34.95)

From Nyet to Da: Understanding the Russians


by Yale Richmond

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 219 PAGES

An introduction to understanding Russian culture. (RUS96, $23.95)

The Georgian Feast, The Vibrant Culture and Savory Food of the Republic of Georgia

The Georgian Feast, The Vibrant Culture and Savory Food of the Republic of Georgia


by Darra Goldstein | Niko Pirosmani

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 229 PAGES

Historian and food expert Darra Goldstein offers up a savory introduction to the Republic of Georgia in this illustrated cultural history. She combines her love of Georgian food -- and recipes -- with information on geography, history and culture. (CCS02, $24.95)

Gorbachev and Yeltsin As Leaders


by George Breslauer

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 3831 PAGES

An astute, balanced political analysis. (RUS156, $32.99)

The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral

The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral


by Robert A. Scott

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 294 PAGES

An enthusiast, Scott presents history, design, architecture and wonder of the medieval cathedral and the great Abbey churches. (EUR190, $21.95)

The Great History of the Russian Ballet, Its Art and Choreography


by Elisabeth Souritz | Evdokia Belova | E. Bocharnikova

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1999
  • HARD COVER
  • 208 PAGES

A nicely illustrated scholarly history of Russian ballet, translated from the Russian. (RUS195, $55.00)

Growing Pains, Russian Democracy and the Election of 1993


by Jerry F. Hough | Timothy J. Colton

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 745 PAGES

An in-depth analysis of Russia's 1993 national election and wrangling over power. (RUS75, $26.95)

The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: Vol. I

The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: Vol. I


by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn | Thomas Whitney

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 672 PAGES

A masterpiece of literature and history, this novel documents the horrors of Russia's prison system under communism. Based on Solzhenitsyn's first-hand experiences, it is a powerful and unforgettable work of suffering and redemption. (RUS113, $21.99)

The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: Vol. II

The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: Vol. II


by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn | Thomas Whitney

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 712 PAGES

The second (and by some considered the best) in "The Gulag Archipelago" trilogy, this novel documents the horrors of Russia's prison system under communism, based on the author's first-hand experiences. (RUS74, $21.99)

The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: Vol. III

The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: Vol. III


by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn | Thomas Whitney

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 570 PAGES

The third volume in "The Gulag Archipelago" trilogy. (RUS114, $21.99)

Hadji Murad

Hadji Murad


by Leo Tolstoy | Aylmer Maude

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

A short novel set in the 19th-century Caucasus, concerning -- in part -- conflicts between the occupying Russians and Muslim groups in the region. (CCS18, $11.95)

Here Is Where We Meet

Here Is Where We Meet


by John Berger

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

This novel weaves a portrait of several European countries through encounters with the dead, from the narrator's mother, whom he discovers on a park bench in Lisbon, to a childhood friend wandering a market in Krakow. (EUR189, $15.00)

The Hermitage, Masterpieces

The Hermitage, Masterpieces


by Scala Masterpieces

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 157 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

This slim book, featuring color illustrations of hundreds of important works, is an excellent guide to European paintings at the Hermitage. (RUS90, $29.95)

A History of Russia

A History of Russia


by Nicholas Riasanovsky

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 776 PAGES

A comprehensive, balanced history of Russia, now in its eighth edition. (RUS130, $69.95)

A History of Russia


by George Vernadsky

  • HISTORY
  • 1986
  • PAPER
  • 520 PAGES

A popular college text. (RUS174, $32.00)

A History of the Peoples of Siberia, Russia's North Asian Colony 1581-1990

A History of the Peoples of Siberia, Russia's North Asian Colony 1581-1990


by James Forsyth

  • HISTORY
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 455 PAGES

An ethnohistory of the people of Siberia from Russian conquest to the 1980s. Forsyth looks at 30 indigenous groups, comparing their experience with Eskimos and Indians in North America. (SIB03, $55.00)

Homosexual Desire in Revolutionary Russia


by Dan Healey

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 376 PAGES

Changing attitudes toward gay men and women in urban Russia, before and after 1917. (RUS145, $52.50)

Igor Stravinsky, An Autobiography


by Igor Stravinsky

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 176 PAGES

Stravinsky memoir, covering the first 50 years of his life in Russia, France and Switzerland. (MUS18, $17.95)

An Illustrated History of the First World War


by John Keegan

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 448 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

An illustrated edition of Keegan's outstanding history of the Great War (WAR16, $50.00)

Images of Space, St. Petersburg in the Visual and Verbal Arts


by Grigory Kaganov | Sidney Monas

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1997
  • HARD COVER
  • 238 PAGES

A scholarly study of spatial representation in St. Petersburg and its depiction on the arts. (RUS42, $59.95)

K-19 The Widowmaker: The Secret Story of the Soviet Nuclear Submarine


by Peter A. Huchthausen

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 243 PAGES

This companion to the film of the same name describes the race against time to prevent the meltdown of a nuclear reactor aboard the first Soviet ballistic missile boat in 1961. (RUS187, $16.00)

Kiev: A Portrait, 1800-1917

Kiev: A Portrait, 1800-1917


by Michael F. Hamm

  • HISTORY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

From medieval center to important city in Imperial Russia, this scholarly book is a wonderfully informative cultural history of the city and especially its 19th-century legacy. (RUS56, $45.00)

Knopf Mapguide Moscow


by Knopf Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 48 PAGES

Full-color foldout maps make this guidebook a handy and practical way to find information on where to go and what to do in the city. (RUS270, $10.95)

Kosmos, A Portrait of the Russian Space Age

Kosmos, A Portrait of the Russian Space Age


by Svetlana Boym | Adam Bartos

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 176 PAGES

A portfolio of 100 photographs of the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, with an essay by Harvard professor Svetlana Boym. (RUS184, $40.00)

Letters from Russia

Letters from Russia


by Marquis De Custine | Anka Muhlstein

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 654 PAGES

An authoritative edition of Astolphe de Custine's observant, scathing and insightful account of travels in Moscow and St. Petersburg in 1839. (RUS166, $24.95)

Literary Russia, A Guide

Literary Russia, A Guide


by Anna Benn | Rosamund Bartlett

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 528 PAGES

Organized geographically, this guide and literary companion includes the homes, museums and literary landmarks of Dostoevsky, Pushkin, Nabokov and other Russian masters. (RUS45, $37.50)

Lonely Planet Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania

Lonely Planet Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania


by Lonely Planet

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 456 PAGES

An excellent practical guide to the region geared for independent travelers. (BLT05, $25.99)

Lost Opportunity: What has Made Economic Reform in Russia so Difficult?

Lost Opportunity: What has Made Economic Reform in Russia so Difficult?


by Marshall Goldman

  • HISTORY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 308 PAGES

An astute commentator, the author looks at Yeltsin's economic reforms and the changes wrought on the complex Russian economy since the break-up of the Soviet Union. (RUS64, $21.95)

Mammals of Europe

Mammals of Europe


by Priscilla Barrett | David W. MacDonald

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Published by Princeton, this is a field guide to land and marine mammals throughout Europe, both endemic and introduced. With more than 600 color illustrations of over 200 mammals. (FG61, $38.50)

The Master of Petersburg

The Master of Petersburg


by J.M. Coetzee

  • LITERATURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 250 PAGES

Dostoyevski becomes a literary character in Coetzee's novel of 19th-century Russia, where he is ensnared in a mystery that illuminates the underworld of pre-revolutionary St. Petersburg. (RUS200, $16.00)

The Memoirs of Catherine the Great


by Catherine the Great | Mark Cruse | Hilde Hoogenboom

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 352 PAGES

This collection of memoirs begins eighteen years before the beginning of Catherine's rule, upon her arrival in Russia as a German princess in 1744, continuing until her death in 1796. (RUS277, $26.95)

The Moldovans: Romania, Russia and the Politics of Culture


by Charles King

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 294 PAGES

A scholarly political and cultural history of Moldova, focusing on issues of national identity in a post-Soviet world. (EUR97, $24.95)

Moscow Map

Moscow Map


by ITMB

  • MAP

A handy, folding map of Moscow. (RUS151, $8.95)

Moscow, Governing the Socialist Metropolis


by Timothy J. Colton

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 939 PAGES

A comprehensive scholarly history of Moscow. (RUS157, $31.50)

Murder on the Leviathan

Murder on the Leviathan


by Boris Akunin | Andrew Bromfield

  • MYSTERY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

A mystery on the high seas starring the young detective Erast Fandorin, set in 1878. Second in Akunin's clever detective series. (RUS225, $14.00)

Nicholas and Alexandra

Nicholas and Alexandra


by Robert Massie

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 613 PAGES

This entertaining and well-researched history traces the royal relationship and explores how a disease determined the destiny of rulers, the disintegration of the empire and the course of Russian history. (RUS69, $20.00)

Nights at the Circus

Nights at the Circus


by Angela Carter

  • LITERATURE
  • 1984
  • PAPER
  • 294 PAGES

This wildly inventive, bawdy tale follows an enchanted circus and its six-foot-two winged star from turn-of-the-century London to St. Petersburg and Siberia. Ever since reading this novel, we've wanted to take the Trans-Siberian. (RUS189, $16.00)

Northern Europe Scandinavia Map

Northern Europe Scandinavia Map


by Freytag & Berndt

  • 2007
  • MAP

A colorful shaded relief map showing the Baltic region from Copenhagen to St. Petersburg and Hammerfest at a scale of 1:2,000,000. (EUR19, $14.95)

Notes from Underground

Notes from Underground


by Fyodor Dostoevsky | Richard Pevear

  • LITERATURE
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES

Dostoevsky's darkly funny and psychological character study set in nineteenth-century St. Petersburg, originally published in 1864. (RUS230, $12.00)

Notes from Underground

Notes from Underground


by Fyodor Dostoevsky | Richard Pevear

  • LITERATURE
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES

Dostoevsky's darkly funny and psychological character study set in nineteenth-century St. Petersburg, originally published in 1864. (RUS230, $12.00)

Notes of a Provincial Wildfowler

Notes of a Provincial Wildfowler


by Sergei Timofeevich Aksakov

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1998
  • HARD COVER
  • 216 PAGES

A celebrated drama critic and man of letters in 19th-century Moscow, Aksakov was also a keen observer of nature, and especially of birds. This book collects his notes on the natural history of Russian birdlife. (RUS60, $39.00)

Odyssey Guide Moscow, St. Petersburg & The Golden Ring

Odyssey Guide Moscow, St. Petersburg & The Golden Ring


by Masha Nordbye | Patricia Lanza

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 728 PAGES

A comprehensive guide to the art, culture and history of two great Russian cities, filled with maps and fine color photographs. (RUS78, $26.95)

The Oligarchs, Wealth & Power in the New Russia

The Oligarchs, Wealth & Power in the New Russia


by David Hoffman

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 567 PAGES

A scrupulously documented, fascinating account of six businessmen whose profiteering amid the near-anarchy and corruption that followed collapse of the Soviet Union skyrocketed them to positions of immense power in the New Russia. (RUS159, $21.95)

On Sledge and Horseback to Outcast Siberian Lepers


by Kate Marsden

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Marsden's account of her 1890 mission of mercy across Russia to a Siberian leper colony. (RUS138, $16.95)

Once Upon the River Lore


by Andrei Makine | Geoffrey Strachan

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

In this richly evocative novel, three boys growing up in a Siberian backwater in the 1970's have their lives changed by watching a film starring Jean-Paul Belmondo. (SIB45, $24.95)

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich


by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 181 PAGES

An overnight classic, Solzhenitsyn's poweful story of an inmate struggling to maintain his dignity in a Siberian labor camp still resonates today. (RUS26, $14.00)

Open Lands, Travels Through Russia's Once Forbidden Places

Open Lands, Travels Through Russia's Once Forbidden Places


by Mark Taplin

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 376 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A witty travelogue about regions of Russia suddenly thrown open to the West, including gulags, Siberian archipelagos, Kamchatka and Vladivostok. (RUS62, $18.00)

The Orthodox Church

The Orthodox Church


by Kallistos Ware

  • RELIGION
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 359 PAGES

A comprehensive, clear overview of the origins, historical development and practice of Eastern Christianity by a British scholar and Archbishop. With chapters on Byzantium, conversion of the Slavs, the Church under Islam and the contemporary Orthodox world. (GEN261, $17.00)

Pavlovsk, The Life of a Russian Palace

Pavlovsk, The Life of a Russian Palace


by Suzanne Massie

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 393 PAGES

A biography of the palace from its role in 18th-century Tsarist Russia to the revolution, public park, Nazi military headquarters and restoration. It's a great story, well told by Massie, who also wrote Land of the Firebird. (RUS154, $28.00)

A People's Tragedy, A History of the Russian Revolution


by Orlando Figes

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 960 PAGES

A monumental, engrossing account of the Russian Revolution. (RUS181, $27.00)

Peter the Great


by Paul Bushkovitch

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

A revised view of the legendary modernizer of Russia. (RUS169, $24.95)

Peter the Great, His Life and World

Peter the Great, His Life and World


by Robert Massie

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1986
  • PAPER
  • 960 PAGES

A Pulitzer Prize-winning, best-selling history of the great Westernizer of Russia. Massie portrays a giant of history on the monumental canvas of Europe as he transforms Russia from backwater tsardom to major empire. (RUS11, $8.99)

Petersburg

Petersburg


by David McDuff | Andrei Bely

  • LITERATURE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 624 PAGES

This novel, written in 1916, conjures a whirlwind of impressions and impulses in a kinetic meditation on the nature of the city. (RUS134, $17.00)

Petersburg, Crucible of Cultural Revolution

Petersburg, Crucible of Cultural Revolution


by Katarina Clark

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

A case study of cultural changes in Petersburg in the years 1913-1931 and how they coincided with the Russian Revolution. (RUS43, $30.00)

Pocket Menu Reader Russia

Pocket Menu Reader Russia


by Langenscheidt | Mario Caramitti

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 189 PAGES

A pocket guide to negotiating food and restaurants in Russian. (RUS165, $7.95)

Prodigal Son, Dancing for Balanchine in a World of Pain and Magic


by Edward Villella | Larry Kaplan

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 317 PAGES

The memoir of the great male star of American ballet who found fame in the age of Balanchine. (USE283, $21.95)

Queer in Russia: A Story of Sex, Self, and the Other


by Laurie Essig

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 254 PAGES

An engaging, scholarly portrait of post-perestroika gay culture. (RUS146, $23.95)

Queer Sites, Gay Urban Histories Since 1600


by David Higgs

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

A scholarly history of the gay subculture in London, Amsterdam, Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco, Paris, Lisbon and Moscow. (WLD32, $39.95)

The Ransom of Russian Art

The Ransom of Russian Art


by John McPhee

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

McPhee tackles a rather unusual topic for him: the story of suppressed Russian art and the man who brought it to America. (RUS91, $12.00)

Rasputin, The Saint Who Sinned


by Brian Moynahan

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

A juicy biography of the notorious Russian. (RUS198, $17.95)

Reading Chekhov, A Critical Journey


by Janet Malcolm

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 205 PAGES

An extended essay of Chekhov and his work interweaving literary criticism, biography and a journey to St. Petersburg, Moscow and Yalta -- all significant to the plays, stories and life of Chekhov. (RUS155, $13.95)

Reeling in Russia, An Angler's Paradise

Reeling in Russia, An Angler's Paradise


by Fen Montaigne

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 275 PAGES

A wonderfully written, entertaining and insightful portrait of modern Russia, and more specifically fishing in places like Baikal, Kamchatka and Kolyma. (RUS61, $18.95)

The Reforms of Peter the Great, Progress through Coercion in Russia


by Evgenii Anisimov | John Alexander

  • HISTORY
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 344 PAGES

How Peter the Great's reforms shaped Russia. (RUS102, $34.95)

Resurrection, The Struggle for a New Russia

Resurrection, The Struggle for a New Russia


by David Remnick

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

Pulitzer Prize-winner David Remnick insightfully explores the powers shaping the creation of a new Russia. The book follows the ruin of the USSR, up to the 1996 elections. (RUS23, $16.00)

The Rise of Russia and the Fall of the Soviet Empire


by John Dunlop

  • HISTORY
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 394 PAGES

A history of Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union. (RUS68, $46.95)

The Romanovs, The Final Chapter


by Robert Massie

  • HISTORY
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 308 PAGES

Written like a good detective story, this riveting scientific thriller examines the evidence and international dispute linking the skeletons exhumed in 1991 in Siberia with the last of the Romanovs killed in the early period of the Russian Revolution. (RUS14, $16.00)

Romanovs: Autocrats of all the Russians


by Lincoln Bruce

  • HISTORY
  • 1983
  • PAPER
  • 852 PAGES

A history of the rise and fall of the Romanov dynasty in Russia, from their ascension to the throne in 1613 to the Russian Revolution. (RUS25, $25.00)

Rough Guide Moscow

Rough Guide Moscow


by Rough Guide

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 524 PAGES

A comprehensive, no-nonsense guide to the culture, history and attractions of Moscow. (RUS129, $18.99)

The Routledge Atlas of Russian History

The Routledge Atlas of Russian History


by Martin Gilbert

  • HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 216 PAGES

A fantastically interesting, useful survey of the history of Russia in maps. This revised edition follows the fate of Russia since the demise of the Soviet Union, with 161 maps covering rebellion, famine, expansion, trade, the military, communism's collapse and myriad other topics. (RUS176, $29.95)

Russia from St. Petersburg to Moscow Map

Russia from St. Petersburg to Moscow Map


by Falk Maps

  • 2009
  • MAP

A detailed map of northwest Russia at a scale of 1:750,000, well-suited for a river cruise between St. Petersburg and Moscow. It covers all but the northernmost extent of the route. (RUS06, $17.95)

The Russia Hand, a Memoir of Presidential Diplomacy


by Strobe Talbott

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 478 PAGES

An insider's view of the U.S. role in Russia's transition from communism to democracy. (RUS234, $16.95)

The Russia House


by John Le Carre

  • LITERATURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 434 PAGES

Espionage in the Gorbachev era delivered with traditional Le Carrean panache. (RUS186, $16.00)

Russia in Search of Itself

Russia in Search of Itself


by James H. Billington

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 256 PAGES

An analysis of modern Russia by the Librarian of Congress and expert on Russia. (RUS229, $26.95)

Russia in Search of Itself

Russia in Search of Itself


by James H. Billington

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 256 PAGES

An analysis of modern Russia by the Librarian of Congress and expert on Russia. (RUS229, $26.95)

Russia in Space, The Failed Frontier?


by Brian Harvey

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

Can Russia once again lead the world into space? (RUS182, $49.95)

Russia in the Age of Peter the Great


by Lindsey Hughes

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 640 PAGES

A biography of Peter the Great and an account of Russia in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. (RUS103, $90.00)

Russia's Unfinished Revolution, Political Change from Gorbachev to Putin


by Michael McFaul

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 383 PAGES

A political history and analysis of Russian democracy and institutions since the mid 1980s. (RUS160, $23.95)

Russia, A History

Russia, A History


by Gregory Freeze

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 496 PAGES

The modern, medieval and imperial periods are given equal weight in this engaging collection of illustrated essays by leading scholars. (RUS40, $29.95)

Russia, Experiment With a People

Russia, Experiment With a People


by Robert Service

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 406 PAGES

An authoritative survey of the transformation of Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Service casts a wide net, looking at not just political and economic change but also the influence of society, culture and belief. (RUS284, $23.50)

Russia, People and Empire, 1552-1917

Russia, People and Empire, 1552-1917


by Geoffrey Hosking

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 548 PAGES

Historian Geoffrey Hosking writes elegantly and vehemently on the history of Russia under the czars. Hosking argues that Imperial Russia pursued empire building at the expense of national identity. (RUS29, $26.50)

The Russian Century, A History of the Last Hundred Years

The Russian Century, A History of the Last Hundred Years


by Brian Moynahan

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

A lively survey of Russian history and people from the Tsars through the Revolution, the dark days of Stalin, the Cold War and the tumultuous events of the 1990s by a British historian and journalist. (RUS167, $16.95)

Russian Experiment in Art, 1863-1922

Russian Experiment in Art, 1863-1922


by Camilla Gray | Marian Burleigh-Motley

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 324 PAGES

A handsome illustrated volume in the "World of Art" series, this book documents a critical period in the history of Russian art in a series of insightful essays and hundreds of color illustrations. (RUS17, $19.95)

Russian Folk Art

Russian Folk Art


by Alison Hilton

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1995
  • HARD COVER
  • 356 PAGES

An illustrated survey of traditional Russian folk art. (RUS104, $27.95)

The Russian Heritage Cookbook

The Russian Heritage Cookbook


by Lynn Visson

  • FOOD
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

A thorough and authentic guide to traditional Russian cooking with 360 recipes. (RUS233, $28.95)

A Russian Journal

A Russian Journal


by John Steinbeck | Robert Capa

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

Steinbeck's moving account of the people and everyday life in Russia, Ukraine and Caucasus circa 1948, with striking photographs by the great Robert Capra. (RUS275, $15.00)

The Russian Museum, A Centennial Celebration of a National Treasure


by Vladimir Gusyev | Yevgenia Petrova

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1998
  • HARD COVER
  • 286 PAGES

An overview of Russian art from the Christianization of Russia in 989 to present. (RUS199, $60.00)

Russian Phrasebook & Dictionary


by Hippocrene

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 228 PAGES

A handy phrasebook and basic dictionary featuring transliterations of all the Russian words. (RUS65, $11.95)

The Russian Revolution


by Sheila Fitzpatrick

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 199 PAGES

A concise provocative summary of events in Russia between 1917 and 1939. Fitzpatrick makes an admirable effort to rescue from politics the greatest upheaval of modern times and reclaim it for history. (RUS39, $14.95)

Russian Short Stories

Russian Short Stories


by Robert Chandler

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 396 PAGES

This fine collection of tales captures the sweep and soul of Russian literature, including works by Pushkin, Gogol, Dostoevsky, Chekhov and Tolstoy along with lesser-known greats. (RUS288, $18.00)

Russian, Start Speaking Today!

Russian, Start Speaking Today!


by Language/30

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 1995
  • AUDIO CD

A highly effective crash course for travelers. Na zdorovye! (RUS192, $24.95)

Russka

Russka


by Edward Rutherfurd

  • LITERATURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 946 PAGES

In this absorbing, complex novel Rutherfurd transforms Russian history into an epic saga. The bestseller follows the fate of interconnected families over 800 years. Catherine the Great, Tolstoy, Pushkin and Rasputin all make appearances. (RUS175, $19.00)

The Sexual Revolution in Russia, From the Age of the Czars to Today


by Igor Kon

  • HISTORY
  • 1995
  • HARD COVER
  • 337 PAGES

A groundbreaking, fascinating history of sex, sexuality and attitudes in Russia. (RUS147, $25.50)

The Shaman's Coat, A Native History of Siberia

The Shaman's Coat, A Native History of Siberia


by Anna Reid

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

Reid interviewed hunters, reindeer herders, storytellers and dozens of other aboriginal inhabitants across Siberia for this eye-opening book. With chapters on the Khant, Buryat, Tuvans, Sakha, Ainu and Chukchi people. (SIB28, $13.00)

Siberia on Fire: Stories and Essays

Siberia on Fire: Stories and Essays


by Valentin Rasputin

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 252 PAGES

Born in Irkutsk 1937, where he still lives, Rasputin combines great in-sight and supple prose with passion for his homeland in this collection of six stories and six essays. (SIB04, $18.00)

Siberia, Siberia

Siberia, Siberia


by Valentin Rasputin

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 443 PAGES
  • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE

A sweeping account of the exploration, conquest and colonization of Russia's "West," beginning with the crossing of the Ural Mountains by the Cossacks in 1580. (SIB01, $22.95)

Soviet Blitzkrieg, The Battle for White Russia, 1944


by Walter S. Dunn

  • HISTORY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 252 PAGES

A history of the Russian campaign to regain control of Belarus from the Germans in 1944. (RUS121, $16.95)

Speak, Memory

Speak, Memory


by Vladimir Nabokov

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 316 PAGES

Nabokov's richly imagined memoir wonderfully evokes cultural life among the well-to-do in turn-of-the-century St. Petersburg. (RUS28, $16.00)

St. Petersburg Map

St. Petersburg Map


by Borch Maps

  • MAP

A detailed, laminated city plan of St. Petersburg, with street index inset. Place names are in transliterated English. (RUS89, $7.95)

St. Petersburg, A Cultural History

St. Petersburg, A Cultural History


by Solomon Volkov | Antonina Bouis

  • HISTORY
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 598 PAGES

This intimate cultural history, written by a native historian and musician of the city, includes profiles of its artists and writers over the last 300 years. (RUS72, $38.95)

St. Petersburg, Architecture of the Tsars

St. Petersburg, Architecture of the Tsars


by Dmitri Shvidkovsky | Alexander Orloff

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1996
  • HARD COVER
  • 360 PAGES

This definitive book presents Baroque masterpieces of Peter the Great, Neoclassic confections of Catherine the Great and Art Nouveau glitter of Nicholas II in splendid color photographs. (RUS152, $95.00)

Stalin, The Court of the Red Tsar

Stalin, The Court of the Red Tsar


by Simon Sebag Montefiore

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 848 PAGES

An enthralling, comprehensive portrait of Joseph Stalin and his court, drawing on archival material and interviews with surviving figures. At 800 pages, there is ample room for personal and anecdotal information about Stalin. (RUS228, $19.95)

Stories from a Siberian Village


by Vasily Shukshin | Laura Michael | John Givens | Kathleen Parthe

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

A series of 25 stories from Russian author, actor and filmmaker Vasily Shukshin. Set in rural Siberia, these tales are not so much about the landscapes of the region, as they are about the people that inhabit them. (SIB19, $18.00)

A Summer on the Yenesei, 1914


by Maud D. Haviland

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1971
  • HARD COVER
  • 328 PAGES

An amateur British ornithologist on an expedition down the Yenesei in 1914. (SIB08, $23.95)

Sunlight at Midnight: St. Petersburg and the Rise of Modern Russia

Sunlight at Midnight: St. Petersburg and the Rise of Modern Russia


by W. Bruce Lincoln

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

A wonderfully written, informative portrait of St. Petersburg, focusing on the city's development in the 18th and 19th centuries as Russia's "window on the West." Highly recommended for travelers with an interest in the character and significance of the city and its monuments. (RUS128, $19.95)

Teach Yourself Beginner's Russian Script


by Daphne West

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 119 PAGES

A step-by-step guide to reading and writing Cyrillic. (RUS207, $10.95)

Teach Yourself Beginner's Russian, An Easy Introduction


by Rachel Farmer

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 1997
  • CASETTE TAPE
  • 240 PAGES

A helpful introduction to the Russian language. (RUS110, $22.95)

Tevye the Dairyman and the Railroad Stories


by Sholem Aleichem

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • PAPER

A winning collection of Yiddish tales. (RUS170, $16.95)

To the Finland Station


by Edmond Wilson

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 507 PAGES

Wilson's fascinating account of the romance of revolution, originally published in 1940. (RUS206, $19.95)

To the Hermitage

To the Hermitage


by Malcolm Bradbury

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 510 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Bradbury's spirited, time-spanning novel, involving French philosopher Diderot, Catherine the Great, a 1990s English professor in St. Petersburg and contemporary politics. (RUS153, $16.95)

Track of the Tiger, Legend and Lore of the Great Cat


by Maurice Hornocker

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1997
  • HARD COVER
  • 120 PAGES

A visually stunning celebration of the tiger. (BST19, $30.00)

Tragedy of Russia's Reforms, Market Bolshevism Against Democracy


by Peter Reddaway | Dmitri Glinsky

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 768 PAGES

A provocative, comprehensive analysis. (RUS162, $29.95)

Trans-Siberian Handbook

Trans-Siberian Handbook


by Bryn Thomas

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 512 PAGES

Featuring maps, history and practical details for cities and sights from Moscow to Irkutsk and Vladivostok. (RUS73, $21.95)

Transitional Citizens, Voters and What Influences Them in the New Russia


by Timothy J. Colton

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

A scholarly, sophisticated account of Russian citizens and the vote since the collapse of the Soviet Union. (RUS158, $39.00)

A Travel Guide to Jewish Russia & Ukraine

A Travel Guide to Jewish Russia & Ukraine


by Ben G. Frank

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

A focused, informative guide to both historical and contemporary sites of Jewish interest. The author follows in the footsteps of the 12th-century Rabbi Benjamin of Tudela. With historical context, practical travel information and brief descriptions of synagogues, museums, monuments and schools. (RUS173, $25.00)

A Traveller's History of Russia

A Traveller's History of Russia


by Peter Neville

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

An impressively compact, lively survey of Russian history from the coming of the Slavs to the collapse of the Soviet Union. (RUS47, $14.95)

Travels with Myself and Another, A Memoir

Travels with Myself and Another, A Memoir


by Martha Gellhorn

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

Gellhorn's collection of unforgettable journeys, first published in 1979. The incisive writer often traveled with Ernest Hemingway, the "another" of the title, who was her husband at the time. (TVL25, $15.95)

Treasury of Ukrainian Love: Poems, Quotations & Proverbs in Ukranian and English

Treasury of Ukrainian Love: Poems, Quotations & Proverbs in Ukranian and English


by Helene Turkewicz-Sanko

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

A short selection of Ukrainian writing (generally poetry) on the subject of love. (RUS117, $11.95)

Ukraine Map

Ukraine Map


by ITMB

  • MAP

A map of Ukraine, at a scale of 1:1,000,000. (RUS86, $11.95)

The Ukrainians, Unexpected Nation

The Ukrainians, Unexpected Nation


by Andrew Wilson

  • HISTORY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 380 PAGES

An outstanding guide to modern identity, politics and history in Ukraine, highly recommended for an understanding of the geopolitics of the region and, especially, uneasy relations with mother Russia. (RUS125, $19.00)

War and Peace


by Leo Tolstoy | Constance Garnett

  • LITERATURE
  • 1983
  • PAPER
  • 1344 PAGES

Tolstoy's great historical and philosophical novel set in the age of Napoleon. (RUS20, $10.95)

War and Peace

War and Peace


by Leo Tolstoy

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 1296 PAGES

Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky restore Tolstoy's texture and rhythm for English speakers in this major new translation of his masterpiece. They've won three PEN awards and acclimation for translations that also include Gogol, Dostoyevsky and Bulgakov. (RUS391, $20.00)

We Now Know, Rethinking Cold War History


by John Lewis Gaddis

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 425 PAGES

An analytical synthesis of Cold War events presented with the value of hindsight. (RUS191, $24.99)

The White Guard

The White Guard


by Mikhail Bulgakov | Marian Schwartz

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

Set on the eve of war in Kiev in 1918, the royalist Turbin family is at the center of Bulgakov's first novel, newly translated. (RUS58, $18.00)

Wine Country Europe, Touring, Tasting, And Buying At European Regional Wineries

Wine Country Europe, Touring, Tasting, And Buying At European Regional Wineries


by Ornella D'Alessio | Marco Santini

  • FOOD
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 324 PAGES

Part how-to, part guidebook, part picture book, this charming coffee table treat covers sprawling French vineyards as well as lesser-known hidden treasures in Austria and Hungary. (EUR191, $35.00)

With the Armies of the Tsar, A Nurse at the Russian Front in War and Revolution, 1914-1918


by Frances Farmborough

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 422 PAGES

A WWI memoir by a witness to the Russian revoltuion. (RUS139, $19.95)

A Woman in Amber

A Woman in Amber


by Agate Nesaule

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 280 PAGES

In this American Book Award-winning memoir, Nesaule recounts the horrors she witnessed and experienced as a young girl during World War II in Latvia. A gripping testimony of survival. (RUS30, $16.00)

 

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