Author

Alexei Bayer

Alexei Bayer is a New York-based author and translator. He writes in English and in Russian, his native tongue, and translates into both languages. His translations have appeared in Readings and Words Without Borders, as well as in such collections as The Wall in My Head, a book dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, and Life Stories, a bilingual literary anthology to benefit hospice care in Russia. Upcoming original short stories include publications in New England Review and KR Online.

A Face of Soviet Intelligence
Chtenia: Spring 2013
A brief portrayal of a quintessential and typical Soviet intelligence operative, Naum Markovich Belkin.
Author: Alexei Bayer
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Early Spy Films: The Stalin Era
Chtenia: Spring 2013
A consideration of the short and vivid history of spy films under Stalin.
Author: Arseny Zamostyanov
Translator: Alexei Bayer
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Lying Undercover
Chtenia: Spring 2013
On the danger of alumni relations, Roman train stations and stray buttons.
Author: Alexei Bayer
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PKHENTS
Chtenia: Spring 2013
A masterful sci-fi espionage tale set in Soviet Russia. Really.
Author: Andrei Sinyavsky
Translator: Alexei Bayer
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The New World Order
Chtenia: Spring 2013
This tale within a tale unravels into a surprising conclusion about the real end of the Cold War.
Author: Alexei Bayer
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Meat
Chtenia: Spring 2012

Author: Alexei Bayer
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Faith and Humor
Chtenia: Fall 2011

Author: Maya Kucherskaya
Translator: Alexei Bayer
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Wasp's Nest
Chtenia: Winter 2011

Author: Alexei Bayer
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Life in Zvanka
Chtenia: Summer 2010

Author: Gavrila Derzhavin
Translator: Alexei Bayer
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Mortal Sin
Chtenia: Summer 2010

Author: Alexei Bayer
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