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Police Arrest Publishing House Staff Over Alleged LGBTQ+ Books

The head of distribution at Eksmo Publishing House was later released after being questioned by the police as part of an investigation.

Howard Amos' 'Russia Starts Here' Shortlisted for Pushkin House Book Prize 2025

Journalist Howard Amos spent years in the Pskov region, the most western tip of Russia, capturing the stories and images of beauty and darkness.

Walk the 'Green Mountains' of the Caucasus with Author Caroline Eden

The third book of Caroline Eden's "Color Trilogy" takes us to Armenia and Georgia where the land is beautiful and everything is delicious.

Pushkin House Announces Short List for 2025 Book Prize

The short list for the annual award has become the collection of the season's must-read books.

St. Petersburg Prosecutors Order Independent Bookstore to Remove LGBTQ+ Books

Podpisniye Izdaniya received a list of 48 books, including by American writer Susan Sontag and exiled feminist poet Daria Serenko, that were subject to...

Inside Russia’s ‘Micro-Politics’: Ethnographer Jeremy Morris on the Quiet Resilience of Daily Life

The Moscow Times speaks to the British ethnographer about his latest book.

Russian Library Book Returned 106 Years Late

The book was originally borrowed in July 1919 and was due back the following month. However, the Russian Civil War likely prevented its return.

Spies, Lies, and Blog Posts: Michael Idov’s ‘The Collaborators’

Michael Idov's first spy thriller is the antidote you need to withstand January blues.

Containing Russia's Dangerous Game of 'Chernobyl Roulette'

Harvard historian Serhii Plokhy calls for the international community to ensure war and nuclear power can never mix again.

Anne Applebaum’s ‘Autocracy, Inc.’ Unpacks How the World’s ‘Bad Guys’ Learn from Each Other

The acclaimed journalist's new book deconstructs the fallacy that autocracies need to be ideologically aligned to help each other.

In ‘Goodbye to Russia,’ Sarah Rainsford Chronicles the Stifling of a Nation

The BBC’s Eastern Europe correspondent reflects on her 20 years covering Russia’s descent into brutality in her poignant new book.

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