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.

The first biography of Gertrude Stein written in Russian.

A biography of the famous Russian writer and a politician, Eduard Limonov.

The book tells a story of the famous Russian family of Riabushinsky, their struggle with the government in 1917 and subsequent emigration to Paris.

A ballerina in the past, and later a journalist and ballet critic, Julie Cavana wrote a magnificent, comprehensive biography of Rudolf Nureyev based on a huge factual, archival and epistolary material. She truthfully and at the same time with a great sense of tact displayed the soul of a genius against the backdrop of the most difficult turns of his life and the struggle for his unique place in...

The relationship between Freddie Mercury and Jim Hutton evolved over several months in 1984 and 1985. Even when they first slept together, Hutton had no idea who Mercury was, and, when the star told him his name, it meant nothing to him. Hutton worked as a barber at the Savoy Hotel and retained his job and his lodgings in Sutton, Surrey, for two years after moving in with Mercury, and then...

Sidonie C. was born in 1900 and became particularly well-known for being sent to Dr. Freud as a young woman in order to treat her homosexuality.

On May 25, 1977, a problem-plagued, budget-straining independent science-fiction film opened in a mere thirty-two American movie theaters. Conceived, written, and directed by a little-known filmmaker named George Lucas, the movie originally called The Star Wars quickly drew blocks-long lines, bursting box-office records and ushering in a new way for movies to be made, marketed, and...