Chtenia: Winter 2008

Cover: Nikolai Smolyak

4: The Dog as an Aspect of the Russian Soul Tamara Eidelman

:: Translation by Paul E. Richardson
Non-Fiction

10: Naida Vasily Vasin

Photography

11: To Kachalov's Dog Sergei Yesenin

:: Translation by Lydia Razran Stone
Poetry

12: The Diary of Mikki Fox Sasha Chyorny

:: Translation by Lydia Razran Stone
Fiction

16: Chang's Dreams Ivan Bunin

:: Translation by Graham Hettlinger
Fiction

30: Glasha Sergei Dovlatov

:: Translation by Anne Frydman
Fiction

38: The Dogs Want to Eat Tatyana Saviyskaya (Solaie)

Photography

39: The Bulldog and the Weiner Dog Daniil Kharms

:: Translation by Lydia Razran Stone
Poetry

40: Krysakov and the Two Puppies Daniil Kharms

:: Translation by Lydia Razran Stone
Poetry

42: The Dear Dog Anton Chekhov

:: Translation by Paul E. Richardson
Fiction

45: Song About a Bitch Sergei Yesenin

:: Translation by Lydia Razran Stone
Poetry

46: Life is a Difficult Thing Max Verona

Photography

47: Faithful Ruslan Georgy Vladimov

:: Translation by Michael Glenny
Fiction

64: How I Turned into a Dog Vladimir Mayakovsky

:: Translation by Lydia Razran Stone
Poetry

66: White Beem with the Black Ear Gavrill Troyepolsky

:: Translation by Antonina W. Bouis
Fiction

72: Dog Tatyana Evsyukova

Photography

73: Metrodogs Alexandra Mayantseva

:: Translation by Anna Seluyanova
Non-Fiction

78: Burial of an Angel Yevgeny Grishkovets

:: Translation by Susanna Nazarova
Fiction

97: Loneliness Ivan Bunin

:: Translation by Lydia Razran Stone
Poetry

98: K-9 Patrol Dmitry Garkush

Photography

99: Farewell, Ravine Konstantin Sergiyenko

:: Translation by Paul E. Richardson
Fiction

132: Dedication Nikolai Smolyak
Also the cover photo
Photography

133: A Concise Dog-Owner's Manual Maria Galina

:: Translation by Amanda Love Darragh
Fiction

145: Baggage Samuil Marshak

:: Translation by Lydia Razran Stone
Poetry

147: The Little Silver Fox Yuri Koval

:: Translation by Nora Favorov
Fiction

158: Ivan Toporyshkin Daniil Kharms

:: Translation by Lydia Razran Stone
Poetry