The Disappearing Act by Maria Stepanova — from the belly of the beast
A celebrated Russian author in exile turns to fiction to navigate the physical and psychological fallout of one’s home country waging war against its neighbour
A celebrated Russian author in exile turns to fiction to navigate the physical and psychological fallout of one’s home country waging war against its neighbour

The East Berlin-born International Booker winner goes beyond Ostalgie in this series of essays about modern German identity

Despite a brush with the secret police, the veteran adventurer falls for the spectacular beauty of a country that has fallen off…

Two books chronicle the Moscow optimists who fell victim to Kremlin oppression — and those who turned cheerleaders for its…

The proposed reparation loan is a step forward but remains full of contradictions

Tales from the Ottoman Empire and 1930s Moscow, to the latest in the Slow Horses series

Nino Haratischwili’s powerful novel charts the lives of four young women in post-Soviet Georgia