Yevgeny Yevtushenko tells about the history of the creation of the Thirteenth Symphony by Dmitry Shostakovich, which rightfully belongs to the great works of the 20th century, as well as the history of his poem 'Babi Yar', published in 'Literaturnaya Gazeta' in 1961 and immediately became an event. Shostakovich's music and Yevtushenko's poems told about the tragedy that happened in 1941 and...

The book of the famous Russian writer Leonid Panteleev (real name Aleksey Ivanovich Eremeev) includes fairy tales, as well as stories about children - 'Honest Word', 'The Letter' You ',' Coward 'and others that have long become classics and occupy a worthy place in golden fund of children's literature.

Pudding the Panda makes everyone smile at Edinburgh Zoo. But what would make her truly happy is a family to take care of - like her heroine, Mary Poppins. Meanwhile, Callum is having a hard time at home. His parents keep arguing, his sister is annoying and his ninth birthday gift is a certificate for an 'adopted' panda when all he wanted was Lego. Then by a twist of fate, the unbelievable...

Double-sided map of highways in the center of Moscow. Format 690x480mm, folded 135x240mm. Within the Garden Ring scale 1:15000 Within the Third Transport Ring 1:23000 The map shows: administrative districts, highways, the road network is shown in detail. The map is accompanied by a street index.

In its opening paragraphs, a successful journalist and Holocaust survivor steps off a New York City curb and into the path of an oncoming taxi. Consequently, most of Wiesel's masterful portrayal of one man's exploration of the historical tragedy that befell him, his family, and his people transpires in the thoughts, daydreams, and memories of the novel's narrator. Torn between choosing life...

This is a multi-vector novel, which the author himself defines as a ‘horror comedy’. This book brings together scenes of visions, family chronicles, love affairs, humorous gags and mystical insights written in a somewhat ironic key. At the center of the novel is the conflict between culture and the state in Russia. The state personifies a collective existential portrait of the ruler of...

What has happened to Russia in the last thirty years since the collapse of the Soviet Union? How have events in the country developed? What factors have led to Russia becoming what it is today? What might Russia expect in the future? Often, an outside perspective allows for the consideration of different aspects, opens the possibility for a more multifaceted analysis, and helps to clarify...

After the revolution and Civil War, the large Burliuk family became divided—some members left Soviet Russia forever, while others remained in their homeland. The same happened with the family and wide circle of friends of Sonia Delaunay. Despite the seemingly closed borders, correspondence between the two families continued for years. The main theme of these endless letters was the debate...

Yuli Gugolev is a translator and a winner of the Moskovskiy Schyot Prize and the Poetry Prize who has one of the most recognizable poetic voices in Russia now. ‘Orc Fields’ includes poems written after February 2022.