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"Sin" reveals Russia's ambivalent patriotism

May 23, 2012 Phoebe Taplin
Zakhar Prilepin’s obsession with exploring the nature of Russian identity roots the book in a particular literary tradition. But his dark vision of Russian life in the novel “Sin” reveals that life can, and perhaps will, get better

“Ice Trilogy”: Metaphysical masterpiece or empty myth?

May 21, 2012 Phoebe Taplin
Vladimir Sorokin’s “Ice Trilogy” is an extravagant and ambitious work, but not without its pretensions

Is poetry always Lost in Translation?

May 17, 2012 Phoebe Taplin
A poem is an artifact constructed from carefully chosen words; changing the language can’t help but – in some part – destroy the original creation. RBTH literary critic Phoebe Taplin explores Russia’s resurgent poets — in English

Russian art breaks more records

May 12, 2012 Phoebe Taplin
In a quick, anonymous phone bid, an Aivazovsky brings in an unprecedented $5.2 million at auction. RBTH views the Russian art explosion up close

Sergei Lukyanenko: Master of Light and Dark

May 11, 2012 Phoebe Taplin
Sergei Lukyanenko’s spellbinding tales of magic in post-Soviet Moscow have been attracting readers for fourteen years

A visceral voice, writing for those who can’t

May 10, 2012 Phoebe Taplin
German Sadulaev’s flawed but important book “I am a Chechen” tells us truths we need to hear

Moscow’s rat catchers to exterminate Russia’s political plague

May 4, 2012 Phoebe Taplin
Alexander Terekhov, will be in New York for Read Russia, June 1-8 at the Book Expo in New York. His recently translated satirical fantasy “The Rat Catcher” is not for the squeamish

Russian writers find themselves at home in Dystopia

May 3, 2012 Phoebe Taplin
Contemporary Russian writers explore dystopias in wildly inventive ways. But what are they really getting at?

Depicting Russia's lost generation

April 30, 2012 Phoebe Taplin
A recent translation of Andrei Gelasimov’s “Thirst” brings this spare and original novelist, who Russians have compared to J.D. Salinger, to English-language readers

Russian writing goes down a storm in London

April 26, 2012 Phoebe Taplin
The London Book Fair 2012 has revealed how western perceptions of Russian literature are being transformed with the exciting range of new contemporary works that are now reaching international audiences

Humanizing Moscow

April 16, 2012 Phoebe Taplin
Oleg Zaionchkovsky’s novel “Happiness is Possible” is an evocative and amusing eulogy to Moscow

From Moscow’s hidden tunnels to Russia’s top literary prizes

April 3, 2012 Phoebe Taplin
Multi-award-winning novelist Alexander Ilichevsky is one of Russia’s most acclaimed contemporary writers. Short extracts from Ilichevsky’s novels are available in English

Literary Russian London

March 31, 2012 Phoebe Taplin
From Herzen’s house to Lenin’s library, London is full of places associated with Russian writers and thinkers

Devils and dictators

March 30, 2012 Phoebe Taplin
London’s theatres are exploring connections between Russian literature, history and politics this spring in a range of exciting productions

The language of silence finds a voice

March 17, 2012 Phoebe Taplin
Elena Chizhova's "The Time of Women" captivated RBTH literary critic Phoebe Taplin with its story of life in Soviet Leningrad

The incredible life of a Polish Jew

March 15, 2012 Phoebe Taplin
Ludmila Ulitskaya discusses her prize-winning novel, ‘Daniel Stein, Interpreter’ during Jewish Book Week held in London's King’s Palace

Bulgakov and Bykov come to Piccadilly

March 5, 2012 Phoebe Taplin
Alexander Mamut unveils a brand new Russian-language bookstore in the heart of London

Russia: The history of the Wild East

March 1, 2012 Phoebe Taplin
Veteran BBC journalist Martin Sixsmith, discusses his careers in Moscow and Washington, D.C., his temporary seat next to power in the U.K., and his tome on Russia

Dramatizing Russia’s protests

February 14, 2012 Phoebe Taplin
A talented British playwright is turning his spotlight on the recent demonstrations against electoral fraud in Russia

Russian shops in London

February 10, 2012 Phoebe Taplin
Whatever you want from Russia, whether it’s cabbage pies or antique jewelry, the chances are you can find it somewhere in London these days
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