In a small apartment in New York, in the sweltering mid-summer heat, a group of Russian emigres gather around the sickbed of an artist named Alik. Nina, his wife, is desperate for Alik to be baptised; Irina, his ex-lover, a circus acrobat turned......

Ljudmila Ulitzkaja folgt den Spuren Daniel Steins: Als Jude organisierte er die Flucht aus dem Ghetto einer Stadt in Wei?russland. Er war Dolmetscher bei der Gestapo, Partisan und Mitarbeiter des NKWD. Er konvertierte und ging nach Israel, wo er als Monch eine Gemeinde nach dem Vorbild der ersten Christen grundete....

In this collection, centred on the theme of Childhood, we offer two early stories by Andrei Bitov which reflect the growing awareness in children of life\'s mystery and beauty; a story by Andrei Platonov, bearing the stamp of his inimitable style; Ludmilla Ulitskaya\'s perspicacious insight into the complex relationship between twin sisters; an imp...

Medea Georgievna Sinoply Mendez is an iconic figure in her Crimean village, the last remaining pure-blooded Greek in a family that has lived on that coast for centuries. Childless Medea is the touchstone of a large family, which gathers each spring and summer at her home....