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Birch Trees
Birch Trees
By Ursula Drake
St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg
By Romain Aurelian
Railway Cargo Terminal
Railway Cargo Terminal
By Vladimir Grigorev
Samovar Museum, Gorodets
Samovar Museum, Gorodets
By Vladimir Petrov
Rural Scene
Rural Scene
By Kusmina Svetlana
Russian Rubles
Russian Rubles
By Alexandr Blinov
Moscow Metro Sign
Moscow Metro Sign
By Dmytro Tolmachov
Apartment Buildings
Apartment Buildings
By Natalya Letunova
Kamchatka
Kamchatka
By Alex Glebov
Russian Rubles
Russian Rubles
By Alexandr Blinov
Village Rabocheostrovsk, Republic of Karelia
Village Rabocheostrovsk, Republic of Karelia
By Kotomiti_okuma
Moscow Metro
Moscow Metro
By Mikhail Leonov
Interior of Izba, with Samovar
Interior of Izba, with Samovar
By Artzzz
High Speed Sapsan Train
High Speed Sapsan Train
By Igor Rogkow
Harvesting
Harvesting
By Olgakorica
Russian Train in Leningrad Region
Russian Train in Leningrad Region
By Alenka2194_info
Abandoned Village
Abandoned Village
By Max5128
Moscow Metro - Komsomolskaya Station
Moscow Metro - Komsomolskaya Station
By Martin Leber
Solovki Monastery<br>
Solovki Monastery
By Natalia Sidorova
Samovar
Samovar
By Roman Belogorodov

 

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Murder at the Dacha

Murder at the Dacha

Senior Lieutenant Pavel Matyushkin has a problem. Several, actually. Not the least of them is the fact that a powerful Soviet boss has been murdered, and Matyushkin's surly commander has given him an unreasonably short time frame to close the case.
The Samovar Murders

The Samovar Murders

The murder of a poet is always more than a murder. When a famous writer is brutally stabbed on the campus of Moscow’s Lumumba University, the son of a recently deposed African president confesses, and the case assumes political implications that no one wants any part of.
Fish: A History of One Migration

Fish: A History of One Migration

This mesmerizing novel from one of Russia’s most important modern authors traces the life journey of a selfless Russian everywoman. In the wake of the Soviet breakup, inexorable forces drag Vera across the breadth of the Russian empire. Facing a relentless onslaught of human and social trials, she swims against the current of life, countering adversity and pain with compassion and hope, in many ways personifying Mother Russia’s torment and resilience amid the Soviet disintegration.
The Frogs Who Begged for a Tsar (bilingual)

The Frogs Who Begged for a Tsar (bilingual)

The fables of Ivan Krylov are rich fonts of Russian cultural wisdom and experience – reading and understanding them is vital to grasping the Russian worldview. This new edition of 62 of Krylov’s tales presents them side-by-side in English and Russian. The wonderfully lyrical translations by Lydia Razran Stone are accompanied by original, whimsical color illustrations by Katya Korobkina.
Steppe / Степь (bilingual)

Steppe / Степь (bilingual)

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.
Driving Down Russia's Spine

Driving Down Russia's Spine

The story of the epic Spine of Russia trip, intertwining fascinating subject profiles with digressions into historical and cultural themes relevant to understanding modern Russia. 
Chekhov Bilingual

Chekhov Bilingual

Some of Chekhov's most beloved stories, with English and accented Russian on facing pages throughout. 
Davai! The Russians and Their Vodka

Davai! The Russians and Their Vodka

In this comprehensive, quixotic and addictive book, Edwin Trommelen explores all facets of the Russian obsession with vodka. Peering chiefly through the lenses of history and literature, Trommelen offers up an appropriately complex, rich and bittersweet portrait, based on great respect for Russian culture.

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