A Commentary to Pushkin's Lyric Poetry, 1826-1836 (Publications of the Wisconsin Center for Pushkin Studies)
by Michael Wachtel
Alexander Pushkin's lyric poetry--much of it known to Russians by heart--is the cornerstone of the Russian literary tradition, yet until now there has been no detailed commentary of it in any language. Michael Wachtel's book, designed for those who can read Russian comfortably but not natively, provides the historical, biographical, and cultural context needed to appreciate the work of Russia's greatest poet. Each entry begins with a concise summary highlighting the key information about the po...
The Grand Inquisitor (Penguin Great Ideas) (Penguin Books: Great Ideas)
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Vividly imagining the second coming and capture of Christ during the time of the Spanish Inquisition, this parable recounted in The Brothers Karamazov is a profound, nuanced exploration of faith, suffering, human nature and free will. Included here too are Dostoyevsky's powerful and disturbing writings about his time in exile at a Siberian prison camp. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debat...
Sight and Sound Entwined (Slavic Literature, Culture & Society)
by Gerald J. Janecek
Notwithstanding the economic hardship Russian people are experiencing, their cultural life is as rich and alive as ever, as Gerald Janecek shows us in this collection of his articles on contemporary Russian poetry, which are especially written for this publication or so far only available in Russian. These articles focus on works in which sonic-musical, resp. visual-typographical features are used to produce interesting new effects and range from a musical analysis of the way Joseph Brodsky re...
Червено + Blue = Purple
by Antoni Пейчев
Фейные сказки (Голоса)
by К. Бальмонт