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Russian Literature

The world’s first rapper was actually a Soviet poet, says Russia’s culture minister

The world’s first rapper was actually a Soviet poet, says Russia’s culture minister

Book of diaries from the Leningrad Siege wins 2018 Pushkin House prize

Book of diaries from the Leningrad Siege wins 2018 Pushkin House prize

Aetherial Worlds review: Tatyana Tolstaya’s new work is haunted by Russia’s literary lineage

Aetherial Worlds review: Tatyana Tolstaya’s new work is haunted by Russia’s literary lineage

Russian kids’ book about time travelling cat set to hit TV screens

Russian kids’ book about time travelling cat set to hit TV screens

Catch the latest trailer for this year's must-see Russian film, Dovlatov

Catch the latest trailer for this year’s must-see Russian film, Dovlatov

Ukraine bans import of 25 Russian books

Ukraine bans import of 25 Russian books

Cultural twists: literary references in Ulyukayev's last words explained

Cultural twists: literary references in Ulyukayev’s last words explained

In bed with Nabokov: a new book explores the strange dreams of a master novelist

In bed with Nabokov: a new book explores the strange dreams of a master novelist

Nabokov, 40 years on: 13 things you probably didn't know about the Lolita novelist

Nabokov, 40 years on: 13 things you probably didn’t know about the Lolita novelist

Off the page: meet the director bringing Russian literature to life onscreen

Off the page: meet the director bringing Russian literature to life onscreen

Celebrated Babi Yar poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko dies

Celebrated Babi Yar poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko dies

Master and Margarita to get Hollywood treatment

Master and Margarita to get Hollywood treatment

Publishers in Ukraine angry at government’s Russian book ban

Publishers in Ukraine angry at government’s Russian book ban

UK animation students create charming cartoon trailers for Russian classics

UK animation students create charming cartoon trailers for Russian classics

Ukraine bans import of Russian books

Ukraine bans import of Russian books

Horizons: Timur Novikov and Joseph Brodsky in dialogue in London

Horizons: Timur Novikov and Joseph Brodsky in dialogue in London

Step inside Dostoyevsky's St Petersburg with the Crime and Punishment map

Step inside Dostoyevsky’s St Petersburg with the Crime and Punishment map

Has your cat got what it takes to star in The Master and Margarita?

Has your cat got what it takes to star in The Master and Margarita?