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Russia's complex soul unfolds through stories of imperial grandeur, Soviet shadows, and modern power plays in the world's largest nation. Here you'll find tales of oligarchs and dissidents, cultural masterpieces and political intrigue, alongside intimate portraits of daily life in a land where tradition and transformation collide.

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School of Shards Summary
School of Shards
by Marina Dyachenko 2025 384 pages
3.87
354 ratings
Fantasy
Dark Academia
Contemporary
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain Summary
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
by George Saunders 2021 403 pages
4.54
24.2K ratings
Writing
Short Stories
Essays
Crimen y castigo 1 Summary
Crimen y castigo 1
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 2006 360 pages
4.37
20.2K ratings
Classics
Novels
Russian Literature
The Adolescent Summary
The Adolescent
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 2004 580 pages
3.93
10.7K ratings
Classics
Russian Literature
Russia
Lectures on Russian Literature Summary
Lectures on Russian Literature
by Vladimir Nabokov 2002 352 pages
4.26
2.1K ratings
Literary Criticism
Russia
Literature
Deep Undercover Summary
Deep Undercover
My Secret Life and Tangled Allegiances as a KGB Spy in America
by Jack Barsky 2017 352 pages
4.08
2.7K ratings
History
Biography
Espionage
Code Warriors Summary
Code Warriors
NSA's Code Breakers and the Secret Intelligence War Against the Soviet Union
by Stephen Budiansky 2016 416 pages
3.72
751 ratings
History
Espionage
Politics
Broken Glass Park Summary
Broken Glass Park
by Alina Bronsky 2010 221 pages
3.53
2.3K ratings
German Literature
Germany
Young Adult
Les Thanatonautes Summary
Les Thanatonautes
by Bernard Werber 1996 502 pages
4.06
8.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
France
Freezing Order Summary
Freezing Order
by Bill Browder 2022 313 pages
4.34
26.7K ratings
Politics
History
Russia
Moscow Rules Summary
Moscow Rules
by Daniel Silva 2008 433 pages
4.24
29.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Espionage
Motherland Summary
Motherland
A Feminist History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy
by Julia Ioffe 2025 512 pages
4.59
448 ratings
History
Russia
Feminism
Libro dell'acqua Summary
Libro dell'acqua
by Eduard Limonov 2004 256 pages
3.56
256 ratings
Biography
Russia
The Unquiet Frontier Summary
The Unquiet Frontier
Rising Rivals, Vulnerable Allies, and the Crisis of American Power
by Jakub J. Grygiel 2016 240 pages
4.01
87 ratings
Politics
Military Fiction
International Relations
Russian History Summary
Russian History
A Very Short Introduction
by Geoffrey Hosking 2012 154 pages
3.64
757 ratings
History
Russia
Russian History
Russia and the Russians Summary
Russia and the Russians
A History
by Geoffrey Hosking 2003 718 pages
3.97
596 ratings
History
Russia
Russian History
In Europe's Shadow Summary
In Europe's Shadow
Two Cold Wars and a Thirty-Year Journey Through Romania and Beyond
by Robert D. Kaplan 2016 336 pages
3.81
1.4K ratings
History
Travel
Romania
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