May 01, 2019 The New Ideological Fetish By Grigory Yavlinsky "A classical authoritarian power... does not pay that much attention to what the population thinks, and when it does, this attention is usually limited to a bunch of platitudes loudly proclaimed as the official ideology..." Economy Government Politics
July 01, 2019 Stalingrad By Vasily Grossman This is a short excerpt from the first-ever English translation (by Robert and Elizabeth Chandler) of Grossman’s epic novel of the turning point in World War II. History Literature War
Castle of Concrete By Katia Raina In this new novel, set in the final year of the Soviet Union, young Sonya is reunited with her once-dissident mother, and they are on their way to navigating a new life together. History Literature Memoir
May 01, 2019 The Shah Bird By Guzel Yakhina An excerpt from the fine new novel Zuleikha, by Guzel Yakhina, about a woman's survival in Siberia exile, inspired by childhood memories of the author's grandmother. History Literature Memoir
July 01, 2019 People Like Us By Paul E. Richardson The features in this issue have something in common. And it's not necessarily what you might expect. Economy Environment Int'l Relations
May 01, 2019 At Zima Junction, 1943 By Nina Shevchuk-Murray A poem from the new volume Alcestis of the Underworld, by a regular translator of works published by Russian Life Books. History Literature
