Given the restrictions on political action and even political discussion in Russia, Russian literary journals have served as the principal means by which Russia

How the status of Russian writers as members of the nobility, and their careers in service to the imperial state, shaped the course of Russian literature from S

Russia possesses one of the richest and most admired literatures of Europe, reaching back to the eleventh century. A History of Russian Literature provides a co

This book uses a literary lens to examine the diverse practices, lore, and texts of opera-going in imperial Russia.

The Historical Dictionary of Russian Literature contains a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section