Books

A Volga Tale recounts the story of a people, a republic, a nation, a tale that begins in quietude, flows and grows mighty, crosses space and time, like the Volga River itself.

An inspiring and beautifully produced series of photo-portraits of LGBTQ Russians living in an increasingly homophobic Russia.

Supra shares over 100 of the dishes that come together to make Georgian cuisine a true celebration of its country's unique climate, history and culture.

Beautiful verse and stunning illustrations full of woodland creatures and playfully painted matryoshka dolls explore a tale of heartache, hope, and love.

Ferociously funny and deeply moving, Mother Doll forces us to look at how painful secrets stamp themselves from one generation to the next. Katya Apekina’s second novel is a family epic and a meditation on motherhood, immigration, identity, and war.

Celebrate Ukraine’s independent spirit and unique culture in 100 recipes from the “powerhouse” chef “on the frontlines of defending democracy”

The definitive story of a game so great, even the Cold War couldn't stop it

From former NPR Moscow correspondent Gregory Feifer comes an incisive portrait that draws on vivid personal stories of the forces that have shaped the Russian character for centuries-and continue to do so today.

A New York Times bestseller, this definitive history of Ukraine is “an exemplary account of Europe’s least-known large country” (Wall Street Journal).

Russia’s epic story told in an accessible, lively and short form, using the country's fascinating history to help us understand its actions today and what the future might hold

A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition of Tolstoy's great Russian epic. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read

A stunning debut collection of fiction and creative nonfiction— irreverent and unglorified; loving and tender; uncomfortable and inconvenient—by a Ukrainian writer currently fighting for his country in Kyiv