Reviewed: Solar Plexus "works as an interesting exploration of Baku life in the Soviet period, giving readers a strong understanding of a variety of perspectives operating at that time, and influencing the period that followed."

"The cast of characters include the big family of generous restaurant owners, a depraved rich developer and his entitled son, a boxing coach with Parkinson’s [...] Amid the over-the-top romantic drama, featuring murder, rape, incest, revenge and forgiveness, there is also, a la Shakespeare, comedy."

We are delighted to announce the publication of #MikhailLermontov’s Masquerade. This new translation brings out all the searing tensions and dangerous actions of the society which Lermontov depicts, and conveys the performative perils which threaten the innocent when life is seen as a masquerade.

Reviewed: "Readers who are unfamiliar with Polish but speak English have received a wonderful gift and an excellent research tool - a volume of #CyprianNorwid’s Dramatic Works translated by Charles Kraszewski."

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Poems about My Psychiatrist by Andrzej Kotański is reviewed by The Polish Review: "The poet creates a universal depiction of cosmopolitan societies in the era of globalization in which life’s meaning is difficult to find. [...]

The Revolt of the Animals by #WładysławReymont reviewed by The Polish Review: “Translator Charles Kraszewski has skillfully brought this complicated and unusual tale into English, giving Anglophone readers access to a work of Polish speculative fiction they wouldn’t otherwise have.

Before nations, before identity, there were two brothers with an alphabet. Cyril and Methodius sparked a revolution – not with arms, but with language. Read the untold story: glagoslav.com/articles/cyr...
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Chernobyl’s story burns on in the pages of literature. These works don’t just remember – they reckon. Read how science, tragedy, and resilience intersect, and why the lessons matter now more than ever.
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How writers used folklore and botanical knowledge to preserve identity when empires tried to erase it. Where science sees specimens, Ukrainian literature sees survival.
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The taiga knows his name. Mebet. The Gods' Favorite. Grigorenko writes of the Nenets hunter who lived without fear until the gods came to collect. A dark journey where the living meet the dead and a man learns what his luck has cost.
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Three men move through post-Soviet ruins. No work. No future. Cold vodka. Zhadan's "Depeche Mode" cuts clean to the bone. Ukraine without the tourist photos. Just truth - hard, necessary, and final. The kind of book that stays with you like a scar.

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Tarkovsky made films that burned with truth. Boyadzhieva's book "A Life on the Cross" captures his struggle without wasted sentiment. For those who respect the work of seeing clearly, this book matters.

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"Boryslav in Flames" by Ivan Franko, translated by Yuri Tkacz.

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