Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (1821–1881) continues to be one of the writers most focused upon in academia throughout the world. With the opening in the 1990s and after of numerous archives in the fo
Divine and Human stands apart as both a landmark in literary history and master-piece of spiritual and ethical reflection. Suppressed in turn by the tzarist and Soviet regime, the tales contained in
This is the first-ever English-language edition of the book Leo Tolstoy considered to be his most important contribution to humanity, the work of his life's last years. Widely read in prerevolutionar
This volume sheds light on the biography of literary giant Anton Chekhov by collecting and translating into English firsthand remembrances by those who knew him with materials culled from letters, dia
Throughout his life, Leo Tolstoy demonstrated a fascination for Americans, a feeling that was avidly reciprocated in the United States. Although Tolstoy was never able to come to America, during his l
During the last years of his life, Leo Tolstoy kept one book invariably on his desk, read and reread it to his family, and recommended it to all his friends: a compendium of wise thoughts gathered ove
