12 hours 47 minutes. Read by V.Mazur.

This edition contains foreword by Dmitry Nabokov (Vladimir Nabokov's son), translation of the novel's text into Russian, foreword by the translator Gennady Barabtarlo, and the original text of Laura in English (images of the flash cards with Nabokov's handwriting and transcribed text).

A collection of poems.

I love the simple, not loud verse, /That smiles and so delicate. /I am near to the artless style, /That, as a school-girl, diligent. /I love a music of the verse, /It's breath and even signs. /I try to find the sparks of wisdom /In person, who is sly.

Poems written on the 100 anniversary of Marina Tsvetaeva.

Liberal ideology, legal consciousness, humanistic worldview, modern culture, Western civilization - the only possible and correct? Best? Perfect? Top social development? No! Chance of a different ideology. Excellent consciousness. Different outlooks. Each kind of culture, civilization is unique. Other worlds exist. In this you will see by reading this book.

Interesting book written by the author, critic and journalist Mikhailo Brinikh.

For patrons of the Taganka Theatre under the direction of Yuri Lyubimov, this collection of poetry was inspired by plays that the author attended during 2004-2008. This slim volume, full of poetic snapshots of the theatre's famous plays, is an elegant tribute to the Taganka's unique place in Moscow's theatre world.

Stefan Zweig based his biography of Marie Antoinette, who became the Queen of France at the age of fifteen, on the correspondence between her and her mother, and her great love the Count Axel von Fersen. Zweig analyzes the chemistry of a woman’s soul from her intimate pleasures to her public suffering as a Queen under the weight of misfortune and history. Zweig describes Marie Antoinette in the...

The Danish novelist, poet and playwright Hans Christian Andersen is known throughout the world primarily as a storyteller. His tales and stories have been translated into more than 100 languages. The strength and immortality of Andersen's fairy tales lies in the fact that they are poetic, wise, imbued with goodness, love for nature and beauty in all its manifestations. Many heroes of his...