Books - Bilingual

Dostoyevsky Bilingual

Wed, 01 May 2024 05:00:00 GMT

Bilingual series of short, lesser known, but highly significant works that show the traditional view of Dostoyevsky as a dour, intense, philosophical writer to be unnecessarily one-sided.

Steppe

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 05:00:00 GMT

This is the work that made Chekhov, launching his career as a writer and playwright of national and international renown. Retranslated and updated, this new bilingual edition is a super way to improve your Russian.

Woe From Wit (bilingual)

Tue, 20 Jun 2017 05:00:00 GMT

One of the most famous works of Russian literature, the four-act comedy in verse Woe from Wit skewers staid, nineteenth century Russian society, and it positively teems with “winged phrases” that are essential colloquialisms for students of Russian and Russian culture.

The Little Humpbacked Horse

Mon, 03 Nov 2014 06:00:00 GMT

A beloved Russian classic about a resourceful Russian peasant, Vanya, and his miracle-working horse, who together undergo various trials, exploits and adventures at the whim of a laughable tsar, told in rich, narrative poetry.

At the Circus

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 06:00:00 GMT

This wonderful novella by Alexander Kuprin tells the story of the wrestler Arbuzov and his battle against a renowned American wrestler. Rich in detail and characterization, At the Circus brims with excitement and life. You can smell the sawdust in the big top, see the vivid and colorful characters, sense the tension build as Arbuzov readies to face off against the American.

Frogs Who Begged...

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 06:00:00 GMT

This edition of 62 of Krylov’s tales presents them side-by-side in English and Russian. The wonderfully lyrical translations are accompanied by original, whimsical color illustrations by Katya Korobkina.

Tolstoy Bilingual

Tue, 23 Sep 2025 15:50:30 GMT

This compact, yet surprisingly broad look at the life and work of Tolstoy spans from one of his earliest stories to one of his last, looking at works that made him famous and others that made him notorious.

Okudzhava Bilingual

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:30:02 GMT

Poems, songs and autobiographical sketches by Bulat Okudzhava, the king of the Russian bards.

Turgenev Bilingual

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:23:05 GMT

A sampling of Ivan Turgenev's masterful short stories, plays, novellas and novels. Bilingual, with English and accented Russian texts running side by side on adjoining pages.

Chekhov Bilingual

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 18:52:36 GMT

Some of Chekhov's most beloved stories, with English and accented Russian on facing pages throughout.