The Tale of the Campaign of Igor
Igor led his men into battle with the tribes of Polovetsian barbarians, disregarding the bad omen of a solar eclipse, he led his men to victory in their first battle but was overconfident and pushed his advantage too far. The Polovetsians surrounded and wiped out his army, and took him captive.
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by Wild Pages Press
Vladimir Azarov moves back and forth across borders in these 25 long poems, exploring in his travels metaphorical landscapes of luminous vibrancy: the madness of a king who wants to be a swan, Michaelangelo chiseling a heart that beats into his David, Tsar Peter with his three pet dwarves acting as generals in the army, Vera Zasulich who became the world's first female terrorist, Robinson Crusoe hunting for the footprints of Friday, Michael Jackson pretending he is Marcel Marceau as he woos Marl...
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by Victor Batrachenko
Voices of Jewish-Russian Literature (Jews of Russia & Eastern Europe and Their Legacy)
Edited by Maxim D. Shrayer, a leading specialist in Russia's Jewish culture, this definitive anthology of major nineteenth- and twentieth-century fiction, nonfiction and poetry by eighty Jewish-Russian writers explores both timeless themes and specific tribulations of a people's history. A living record of the rich and vibrant legacy of Russia's Jews, this reader-friendly and comprehensive anthology features original English translations. In its selection and presentation, the anthology tilts in...