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Navigating Identity: A New Bookshop Reflects a Changing Pushkin House

The London-based center dedicated to Russian culture has unveiled a new installation by renowned architect Alexander Brodsky.

Book Publisher Individuum Shuts Down After LGBTQ+ ‘Extremism’ Trials

Individuum’s closure follows that of its former young-adult imprint Popcorn Books, which was shut down by Russia’s largest book publisher Eksmo in...
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‘The Forest Shaped Russian Life’: Sophie Pinkham on the Woodlands That Built an Empire

Sophie Pinkham's Pushkin House Book Prize-shortlisted book looks at how forests shaped Russian identity and imperial expansion.
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‘The Pendulum Is Unpredictable’: Alena Ledeneva on Russia’s Informal Rules of Power

The Pushkin House Book Prize nominee discusses Russia’s recurring political cycles, the informal networks that sustain its system and the prospects for...
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‘He’s a Person With a Mission’: Andrei Kolesnikov on Putin’s Ideology and Russia’s Future

In his latest book, the political analyst traces the evolution of Putinism from the early promise of authoritarian modernization to repression, militarism...
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‘Writing Was Reclaiming That Power’: Lana Estemirova on Her Mother and the Chechen Wars

Pushkin House Book Prize nominee Lana Estemirova discusses growing up amid war, her mother’s human rights work and her efforts to preserve her legacy...
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‘Ignorance, Complacency and Lies Can Be Deadly’: Rustam Alexander on AIDS in Soviet Russia

“AIDS in Soviet Russia: A Story of Deception, Despair and Hope” has been shortlisted for the Pushkin House Book Prize, which will be announced in London...
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Russian-Born Playrix Billionaire Becomes International Booker Prize Sponsor

The Booker Prize will be renamed the Bukhman International Booker Prize and the prize money for the winning author and translator will be doubled.
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Pro-War Books, Bomb Checks and Z-Poetry Reign at St. Petersburg’s Literary Fair

While this year’s St. Petersburg International Book Fair celebrated pro-war literature, Russia’s publishing industry is under mounting pressure.
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Russian Customs Seize British Children’s Books as ‘Extremist Literature’

The books shown included “The Dinosaurs Who Met Santa Claus” and “Baby’s Very First Big Play Book.”
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‘Nemtsov’s Story Is Russia’s Story’: Mikhail Fishman on ‘The Successor’ and the Russia That Never Was

The exiled journalist’s book, now out in the U.S., is both a biography of Boris Nemtsov and a history of Russia’s failed democratic transition.
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Eksmo CEO Released From Police Custody After Questioning

Eksmo CEO Yevgeny Kapyev and his colleagues were detained last week after federal investigators earlier launched a probe into LGBTQ+ “propaganda” and...
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Russian Platforms Label Pushkin, Gogol Classics Under ‘Drug Propaganda’ Law

Under the legislation that took effect on March 1, literature, films, media and online content deemed to promote narcotics must be sold with a warning...
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CEO of Russia’s Largest Book Publisher Detained in LGBTQ+ ‘Extremism’ Probe

Yevgeny Kapyev, head of the publishing giant Eksmo, was taken in by police following a search of the company’s Moscow office.
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Sergei Lebedev on the Defiance of Russian-Language Literature

"Defiant Voices: Russian Short Stories from the 19th to 21st Centuries" brings together 80 stories by Russian-speaking authors that evoke the theme of...
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First Russian Translation of Khamenei Memoir to Hit Bookstores in April

The book was translated from Persian by writer and critic Alexander Andryushkin, who is known for his work on Iranian literature.
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Russia’s Leading Publisher Shutters Queer-Interest YA Imprint Months After ‘Extremism’ Arrests

Popcorn rose to prominence after the success of its queer-themed bestseller “Summer in a Pioneer Tie.”
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Julia Ioffe’s Debut ‘Motherland’ Tells the Story of Russia Through its Women

Ioffe discusses the Soviet feminist experiment, the differences between Western and Russian feminism, the lessons we can learn from the women in “Motherland”...
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Catherine Merridale Digs Into Stalin-Era History With Detective Novel ‘Moscow Underground’

The author and historian discusses the power of fiction to explore the Stalinist period, creating complex characters and navigating contested historical...
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Russian Prisons Restrict Inmates' Access to Foreign Books and Language Materials – Reports

Inmates across Russia have reported bans on works by foreign authors, language study materials and even mainstream novels.
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