The author, a Jewish Russian immigrant, reflects on his family's ski vacation in the Dolomites in 2017. They enjoyed the beauty and culture of Italy but had ...

This article is a personal tribute to Ilia Salita, the president and CEO of Genesis Philanthropy Group, who recently passed away. The author shares their mem...

The author discusses their experiences conducting research in Moscow for a book on Jewish-Russian poets as witnesses to the Holocaust. While at the Russian S...

The author drives to their Cape Cod house each May, recalling childhood memories of a dacha in Russia. During a visit in 2019, they are accompanied by a youn...

Styopa and Simon plan a trip to Bluebell Inn in the Catskills, reminiscent of the once-popular Jewish resort area known as the Borscht Belt. Simons first Ame...

In Isaac Babel's short story "Awakening," the narrator describes growing up in Odessa, a city obsessed with creating musical prodigies. Despite his father's ...

"Letters to Vra" by Vladimir Nabokov, translated and edited by Olga Voronina and Brian Boyd, offers a window into the passionate and vulnerable side of Nabok...

Vasily Grossman, a prominent Soviet writer, faced a tumultuous life shaped by Stalinism's repression, personal tragedies, and his dedication to depicting the...