In 1899 and 1900 Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) visited Russia. The impressions from this trip led to the publication of the ‘Book of Hours’, a very unusual work written on behalf of an Orthodox monk. In addition to the ‘Book of Hours’, this edition includes translations of other works by Rilke, Francis of Assisi and Angelus Silesius, allowing a broader look at the work of the German poet....

Moscow is not called the New Babylon for nothing. Many languages, human destinies and passions intersect in this amazing city. But sometimes the clash of traditional ways, cordiality, hospitality and the cruel laws of modern life leads to unexpected consequences... All the secrets and mysteries of the capital's life are revealed in their action-packed stories by recognized masters of the...

Illustrated Annotated Russian Reader. Reader includes funny short stories by Daniil Kharms. It is intended for basic-intermediate level (A2-B1) and focuses on the verbs of motion. The reader includes 13 short stories and two poems accompanied by numerous exercises on the use of verbs, prefixes, and word formation. Additionally, the reader includes marginal glosses, historical-cultural and...

Translated from the German. An eyewitness account from a German war correspondent.

The Argentinean tango…a dance of passion and sensuality? A dance of passion and danger! A dance, which led a young ballerina into the embrace of a mysterious man, and opened the door for her into the captivating, exotic world of Argentinean bohemia… But suddenly her loved one disappears without a trace, and she sets off on searches for him. Searches which become more and more dangerous….

A collection of short stories.

Full biography of the famous theoretician of anarchism, Peter Kropotkin (1842-1921).

Prince Pyotr Ivanovich Bagration served as a Russian general. He was an ethnic Georgian and descendant of the Georgian royal family of the Bagrations. In 1812 Bagration commanded the 2nd army of the West, and though defeated at Mogilev, rejoined the main army under Barclay de Tolly, and led the left wing at the Battle of Borodino, where he received a mortal wound.

A collection of poetry and authobiographic piece in prose devoted to Vladimir Mayakovsky.

This is a parallel-text edition of 'Bronka,' a short story by Ludmila Ulitskaya, one of contemporary Russia's most popular and internationally acclaimed authors.

‘Commentary’ includes both general articles that reveal the peculiarities of the noble life of Pushkin’s era, the internal chronology of the novel, the history of its creation, the problem of prototypes, and two types of explanations: textual ones (explaining the meaning of archaic words, lost realities and literary reminiscences) and conceptual ones (analyzing the structural features of the...