An essay collection that explores Russian literature and culture in relation to the late nineteenth-century fin de siècle.

The final decade of the old order in imperial Russia was a time of both crisis and possibility, an uncertain time that inspired an often desperate search for me

Russia's New Fin de Siècle brings together a range of texts on contemporary Russian culture - literary, cinematic and popular - as artists and writers try to s

Russian literature has a reputation for gloomy texts, especially during the late nineteenth century. This volume argues that a 'fin-de-siècle' mood informed Ru