Learn more about the world’s largest country with this curated list of 21 fiction and non-fiction audiobooks about Russia.
A conversation with historian Katherine Pangonis about her excellent new book, Queens of Jerusalem, which examines the lives of the queens, princesses, and countesses who ruled Outremer, the Crusader states of the Holy Land.
Travel to Armenia Armenia's Mount Ararat guards her ancient secrets Mount Ararat Mount Ararat is omnipresent and yet utterly elusive, a natural landmark that dominates both the landscape and the...
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Professor Janet M. Hartley takes readers on a fascinating journey down the mighty Volga River and into the heart of the Russian mindset. “The Volga: A History of Russia’s Greatest River” challenges readers to reexamine Russian history, nationality, and identity from earliest recorded history to the present.
In his latest authoritative book, “Journeys Through the Russian Empire,” (Duke University Press, 2020) Russian scholar, photographer, and chronicler of Russian architecture William Craft Brumfield frames the life and work of Prokudin-Gorsky while also putting his own magisterial career into sharp perspective as he updates and interprets several of Prokudin-Gorsky’s iconic images with his own late twentieth and early twenty-first century versions.
Katherine Zubovich’s “Moscow Monumental” charts the decades long effort to transform Russia’s ancient second city into the triumphant capital of the new socialist state, and the construction of the city’s iconic “Stalin wedding cake” skyscrapers.
Fascination with the Viking Age is at an all-time high, though it has never really gone out of fashion. There is something irresistible about the Vikings, a civilization dedicated to…
“Queen Victoria and the Romanovs: 60 Years of Mutual Distrust” is a fascinating journey through the intimacy of royal politics and diplomacy, and a study in the universality of family squabbles, even in the most exalted of families.
Delve into the rich history of Riga, Europe’s best-kept secret!
A conversation with Professor Michael Khodarkovsky about his new book, Russia’s 20th Century: a fresh look at the arc of Soviet history.
In Caroline Boggis-Rolfe’s authoritative The Baltic Story, we meet pirates, princes, and prelates. While much divides the Slavs, Balts, Saxons, Poles, and Scandinavian peoples, much also unites them: rugged individualism and a desire to expand the boundaries of their known world.
Ekaterinburg’s Grisly Centenary: The Final Fate of the Romanovs
Yesterday the internet buzzed with a controversial ad for the Central Children’s Department Store, more commonly known as “Children’s World.” This iconic Soviet landmark dominates one side of Lubyanka Square,…
The life of Dowager Empress Marie Fyodorovna (1847-1928) is the story of a real-life Cinderella, who ended her days in exile: as the last remaining symbol of the Russian monarchy, devastated by Russian Revolution of 1917.
8th of March was conceived as a day to celebrate equal rights for women. If Clara Zetkin and Rosa Luxumbourg could see what Russians get up to today, they’d be turning in their graves.
In the Putin era, the Guards are brought out of retirement, dusted off, and put to work again for the greater glory of Russia’s new empire: along with double-headed eagles, the Orthodox Church, money, and good old Russian excess.
You have to hand it to the Russians, sometimes. Full marks for not giving up, where others might. In attempting to break through the Swedish lines, the Russians decided to drag their galleys across the peninsula on land, which can’t have been a walk in the park.
Twice, I traveled to Siberia to ride on portions of the famous Trans-Siberian railway: I’m still getting over having to explain to a woman from New York that the train did not offer pedicures, although what a very good idea that is!
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Over 75 years have passed since the end of World War II, but the collective memory of the conflict remains potently present for the people of the Russian Federation. Professor…
Jennifer EremeevaFebruary 5, 2022
Learn more about the world's largest country with this curated list of 21 fiction and non-fiction audiobooks about Russia.
Jennifer EremeevaAugust 22, 2021
A conversation with historian Katherine Pangonis about her excellent new book, Queens of Jerusalem, which examines the lives of the queens, princesses, and countesses who ruled Outremer, the Crusader states…
Jennifer EremeevaJuly 1, 2021
The Age-Old Mysteries of Mount Ararat Armenia's Mount Ararat guards her ancient secretsMount Ararat is omnipresent and yet utterly elusive, a natural landmark that dominates both the landscape and the…
Jennifer EremeevaJune 8, 2021
Professor Janet M. Hartley takes readers on a fascinating journey down the mighty Volga River and into the heart of the Russian mindset. "The Volga: A History of Russia's Greatest…
Jennifer EremeevaApril 30, 2021
In his latest authoritative book, “Journeys Through the Russian Empire,” (Duke University Press, 2020) Russian scholar, photographer, and chronicler of Russian architecture William Craft Brumfield frames the life and work…
Jennifer EremeevaFebruary 13, 2021
Katherine Zubovich's "Moscow Monumental" charts the decades long effort to transform Russia’s ancient second city into the triumphant capital of the new socialist state, and the construction of the city's…
Jennifer EremeevaFebruary 9, 2021
Fascination with the Viking Age is at an all-time high, though it has never really gone out of fashion. There is something irresistible about the Vikings, a civilization dedicated to…
Jennifer EremeevaJune 10, 2020
"Queen Victoria and the Romanovs: 60 Years of Mutual Distrust" is a fascinating journey through the intimacy of royal politics and diplomacy, and a study in the universality of family…
Jennifer EremeevaMay 27, 2020
A conversation with Professor Michael Khodarkovsky about his new book, Russia's 20th Century: a fresh look at the arc of Soviet history.
Jennifer EremeevaNovember 18, 2019
In Caroline Boggis-Rolfe's authoritative The Baltic Story, we meet pirates, princes, and prelates. While much divides the Slavs, Balts, Saxons, Poles, and Scandinavian peoples, much also unites them: rugged individualism…
Jennifer EremeevaJuly 8, 2019
Ekaterinburg's Grisly Centenary: The Final Fate of the Romanovs (more…)
Jennifer EremeevaJuly 15, 2018
Yesterday the internet buzzed with a controversial ad for the Central Children’s Department Store, more commonly known as “Children’s World.” This iconic Soviet landmark dominates one side of Lubyanka Square,…
Jennifer EremeevaMarch 26, 2015
The life of Dowager Empress Marie Fyodorovna (1847-1928) is the story of a real-life Cinderella, who ended her days in exile: as the last remaining symbol of the Russian monarchy,…
Jennifer EremeevaSeptember 29, 2014
8th of March was conceived as a day to celebrate equal rights for women. If Clara Zetkin and Rosa Luxumbourg could see what Russians get up to today, they'd be…
Jennifer EremeevaMarch 8, 2011
In the Putin era, the Guards are brought out of retirement, dusted off, and put to work again for the greater glory of Russia’s new empire: along with double-headed eagles,…
Jennifer EremeevaSeptember 2, 2010
You have to hand it to the Russians, sometimes. Full marks for not giving up, where others might. In attempting to break through the Swedish lines, the Russians decided to…
Jennifer EremeevaAugust 9, 2010
Twice, I traveled to Siberia to ride on portions of the famous Trans-Siberian railway: I’m still getting over having to explain to a woman from New York that the train…
Jennifer EremeevaAugust 1, 2010
