This book presents readers with an 'epistolary' look at Ilia Ilf. This first unabridged edition contains letters to his wife and friends, which were written over a 15 year period (1921-1936). There are no letters to Evgenii Petrov, however, since the two were practically never parted. The envelopes have stamps from Odessa, Moscow, Leningrad, and also cities in Europe and the United States....

Since his speech at the Democratic National Convention in 2004, Obama has captured attention as reporters, politicos, and ordinary citizens have wondered if he might be the nation's first black president. Chicago Tribune reporter Mendell argues that although Obama's rise to the national stage might seem unplanned, it is the outcome of a carefully calculated strategy by an ambitious man. Mendell...

Memoirs, diaries, essays on politics, music, and art.

From Amazon: John Fowles gained international recognition in 1963 with his first published novel, The Collector, but his labor on what may be his greatest literary undertaking, his journals, commenced over a decade earlier. Fowles, whose works include The Maggot, The French Lieutenant's Woman, and The Ebony Tower, is among the most inventive and influential English novelists of the twentieth...

Memoirs of the famous Soviet/Russian actor, Mikhail Ulianov.

Nadezhda Akinfova was enthusiastically loved by the Russian minister of foreign affairs, Prince A. M. Gorchakov. Moreover, Fedor Tiutchev devoted his verses to her; and then there's the story of her love for N. M. Leikhtenbersky, which was reflected in Tolstoy's novels 'War and Peace' and 'Anna Karenina.' Now, unpublished confidential archival material has allowed the author to reconstruct the...

A collection of letters written by Alla Demidova to Tom Bulter. They started writing in 1990, and their correspondence lasted 15 years. Tom Butler is a Harvard University professor and Alla Demidova is a famous Russian actress.

Vasilii Chapaev was one of the most active participants in Russia's Civil War; in our time, he is known as the hero of many jokes. The real story of his life is interwoven with fabrications from the well-known movie about his life. Before the fall of the USSR, the name Chapaev was surrounded by an aura of heroism and whole-hearted devotion to the Revolution. This book is based on archival...

A serious research of the last year of Dostoevsky's life. It sheds light on the drama of his life, death and the mystery of his departure.

Vlas Doroshevish. The Fate of The Feuilletonist. A full biography.