A collection of poems by Soviet dissident poet published in English
Alexander Vvedensky challenges poetry lovers, yet at moments he reminds literary critic Phoebe Taplin of T. S. Eliot, Dylan Thomas and Shelley
Maxim Amelin awarded for his poetic experiments and role as educator
The poet, publisher and educator will receive this year’s Alexander Solzhenitsyn award on May 15 from Natalya Solzenitsyn, the classic writer’s widow
Seven Russian writers who mastered the artist’s canvas
RBTH celebrates the writers who were also visual artists – painters and illustrators – of great merit
Bestselling writers bear witness to the devastation, and glory, of WW II
RBTH remembers Soviet writers who experienced the brutal front as Red Army soldiers and as war correspondents
Ellen Litman: “Sitting on suitcases felt surreal”
Litman, who arrived in the U.S. two decades ago, lives in rural Connecticut where she is the associate director of the creative writing program at the University of Connecticut. She is just completing her second work of fiction
Once upon a time in 12 Russian fairy tales
RBTH has compiled a catalogue of the most courageous and colorful Russian fairy-tale protagonists – and antagonists
Describing Russian intellectual life in fiction
“The Heart of a Dog” cost Mikhail Bulgakov dearly, yet today it still seduces readers. In times of crisis, the literature of this great Russian writer is good therapy to combat pessimism
Awarding the writers living abroad, writing in Russian
The eighth annual Russian prize celebrates authors far from the motherland took place in Moscow
Portraying a Russian Jewish émigré artist who settled in New York
These days, Anya Ulinich is working on an autobiographical graphic novel based on the last two years of her life
Keith Gessen: Problems with women, work and fame – but not with writing
As an author, Gessen manages to be both sad and funny about aging and identity, exploring different aspects of being Russian, American and Jewish
Gothic tales from Russia haunt the imagination
Muireann Maguire has done English-speaking readers a great service in selecting and translating these neglected Gothic works, and bringing them to international attention
Writer Lara Vapnyar shares her secret of success in New York
Struggling writers find it difficult to imagine how the author’s fiction was published in The New Yorker shortly after she learned English
London Book Fair celebrates Russian writing
An eclectic program featured all aspects of literature from children’s stories to political memoirs
'The Black Russian': A gripping journey from Mississippi to Moscow
Vladimir Alexandrov, professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Yale University, uncovers a remarkable story of an American in turn-of-the-century Russia in his book “The Black Russian”
Leo Tolstoy and Father John: The rivalry of an age
RBTH presents an excerpt from Pavel Basinsky’s new book that reveals how the destinies of Leo Tolstoy and Saint John of Kronstadt, probably the two most popular figures of the age, are intertwined.
Prominent novelist Akunin to write a history of Russia
A new project of Russian detective writer Boris Akunin is already highly anticipated: his fans are gearing up to read a history of the country that entertains as well as informs
Literary voices get a new stage at RBTH
Just in time for the London Book Fair, Russia Beyond the Headlines is launching a revamped Read Russia special section at rbth.ru, and an illustrated brochure “Voices of Read Russia”, available both in print format and online
Read Russia: Mapping the Russian reader's tastes
Russian literature is at a crossroads: Writers are seeking new genres, a new mode of expression, and new heroes. Russian critics and book editors tell RBTH what their market needs and what contemporary readers want
Tales of the 'Russian Sherlock Holmes': More than a detective story
Publication of Leonid Yuzefovich’s Harlequin’s Costume in English is good news for fans of the literary fiction rather than whodunits
Russians spellbound by tablets
As the tablet segment continues its expansion in Russia, RBTH explores the journey from the printed story to the electronic word