In this article, Robert Chandler reflects on the significance of Vasily Grossman's novel, Life and Fate, particularly in the context of present-day Russia.

Leo Tolstoy's views on sexual desire and its impact on spirituality are explored in his writings, particularly in works like Anna Karenina and The Kreutzer Sonata.

Isaac Babel: My First Goose is a story by Isaac Babel about his experiences as a war correspondent during the Russian-Soviet-Polish War.

This text is a personal account of the author's experience navigating the bureaucratic process of collecting royalties from their Russian publishers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In "Dostoevsky's Demonologies of Terror," the discussion delves into the themes of desire, rebellion, ideological purity, and evil in Dostoevsky's works, particularly focusing on "Demons" as a commentary on revolutionary terror rooted in the Nechaev-Ivanov affair.

The author reflects on his father's Russian character, his family's origins in Kamenetz-Podolski, and the discovery of his mother's Lithuanian heritage.

"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 Nabokov through his love letters to his wife, Vra.