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Dina Rubina’s book ‘White Horses’ is the second volume of the trilogy ‘Napoleonic convoy’. If ‘The Rowan Wedge’ - the first book of the series - was the beginning of the action, from which we learned about the origin of the love of two heroes - Aristarchus and Nadezhda, modern Orpheus and Eurydice, then ‘White Horses’ is the culmination in the development of their relationship.

‘Angel's Horn’ is the third and final part of Dina Rubina's saga ‘Napoleon's convoy.’ Aristarchus and Nadezhda, who fell into love of such strength that not everyone could bear it, were scattered by fate in different directions. Both she and he had to to go their own - separate from each other - paths: risky, dangerous. And finally, the meeting took place, 25 years lived apart, proved that...

Akram Aylisli is a classic of modern Azerbaijani literature. What is this book about, which includes selected stories, the famous trilogy ‘Men and Trees’ and the novel ‘Stone Dreams’? One thinks that it is about ‘the creation of a wonderful country, which is irrevocably part of our common experience,’ and that ‘the fairy tale that soared above the earth never took root on the earth’ (L....

The successes of conservative populism are usually associated with the triumph of affects over rational political behavior: after all, only an unenlightened individual subject to irrational fears can doubt that the modern world is developing in the right direction. Unexpectedly, the passive conservatism of moderation and reasonable compromise gave way to the pressure of the conservatism of...

The stories in the collection ‘The Swim,’ written in the late 1970s and early 1980s, show the emergence of Sorokin optics. Frozen Soviet life, tired people accustomed to doublethink, worn-out concepts come to life at the slightest author’s provocation. ‘National Economy’, ‘flying’, ‘swim’ turn out to be a fragile shell of suffering, burlesque and absurdity.

Growing up in New York, brothers Emil and Brighton always idolized the Spell Walkers—a vigilante group sworn to rid the world of specters. While the Spell Walkers and other celestials are born with powers, specters take them, violently stealing the essence of endangered magical creatures.

This book includes memories of Odessa during the occupation, extracted from the Bakhmetev archive of Columbia University (New York) and emigre publications.

Russian as a foreign language course (Elementary) is designed for Business Russian learners worldwide. Russian for Business is aimed at entrepreneurs and managers working or planning to do business with Russia, and interested in improving their communication skills in the Russian language. The course consists of 12 units, and includes a course-book (with keys), a workbook with exercises (with...