November 01, 2026 Policing the Stacks More than 40% of Russian libraries have been searched by law enforcement looking for banned books. Law Literature Statistics
October 30, 2026 A.I. Dostoyevsky Russian propagandists created an animated version of the Russian classic writer to turn him into “a permanent political expert.” Biographies Culture Film & TV History Literature Media Politics
October 27, 2026 Ядерка ~ Word of the Month A diminutive has resurfaced for a very non-diminutive sort of threat. Language Literature Media Politics Rural Life War
August 18, 2026 The Nose Doesn't Fall Far from the Face A new translation of a work by a Ukrainian author who could be Gogol's literary relative... Literature
July 14, 2026 Translating Tolstoy: A Conversation A conversation with two outstanding translators, about Tolstoy and so much more. Culture Interview Language Literature
July 09, 2026 How to Get a Banned Book With the spread of censorship and book bans, new forms of distributing underground literature are emerging. Art Business Culture Emigrés Law Literature
June 19, 2026 Bulgakov Canceled Russians react to the demolition of a monument to the famous writer in Kyiv. Art Biographies Cities & Towns Culture History Literature Politics Social Issues Urban Life
June 16, 2026 The Man Who Saw Too Much A new translation of works by Vasily Grossman that are as powerful as they are essential to read. Dissent History Literature Memoir Military War
June 15, 2026 Russia's Unread War Russia's pro-war books are heavily promoted, but publishers say readers are not rushing to buy them. Literature Military War
May 19, 2026 Feeling the Burn Spring burns of Russian fields are both common and tragic. Agriculture Literature Rural Life
May 04, 2026 Pushkin Is Out A new federal law introduced on March 1 might change the way books, including classic Russian titles, are distributed. Law Literature Politics
