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Еlena Katishonok's novel «Once there Lived the Old Man and his Wife»
has earn a place in the final six best novels of «Russian Booker–2009».

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	*"Vladimir Zak—The Man and The Musician"* Articles. Memories. Materials. Book and DVD Set. In Russian Those who’d fall under the sphere of this amazing man's attraction and charm at least once, would remain under it forever. The book is dedicated to the outstanding musicologist Vladimir Zak. His theory of "Line of Latent Mode" is one of the most significant achievements in the music science of the XX century... The book includes a DVD containing rare video and audio recordings of Vladimir Zak's speeches and interviews, his musical jokes, his music... More...		Oleg Nemtsov Gorgona's Head In Russian Until this book, nobody wrote like this in Russian. Rhythmic prose by Oleg Nemtsov conveys ardor and odium immediately—that is, not quickly but directly. The author does not deign to stop or even slow down for the reader’s sake. The book, fitting to the title, is unforgiving. Nemtsov is the first in that he made rhythm per se the subject matter of his prose. A flow of associations, a choice of words, and meaning itself—when discernible—all are subject to the Rule of Rhythm. More…
	Yuri Okunev “Missing Childhood” In Russian Some significant circumstances compelled me to write about my childhood years in spite of all my doubts and anxieties. The time when I grew up is undeniably unique. The first decade of my life, from 1937 to 1947, coincided with the hardest and the most dreadful decade in the recorded history of mankind. None of the other decades had ever been worse—check, and you will see. I stand by my words: there’s never been a more terrifying decade in all of history, and, hopefully, there never will be… More…		“On the Coast” Short Stories of Russian Writers Abroad In Russian Compiled and Edited by Igor Mikhalevich-Kaplan This collection includes prose that was published by The Coast magazine from 1992 to 2008. The goal of this anthology is to showcase the works of authors who represent the most interesting and most characteristic examples of the literary process and of contemporary Russian language émigré literature. The book features various styles, genres, literary trends, schools, etc. Whether this venture is successful will be judged by the readers… More…
	Boris Tenenbaum “The End of La Belle Epoque” In Russian The book covers a turbulent period of European history from 1890th to the beginning of WWI, also — Russian Revolution and Civil War, and two wars between Russia and Finland. The book contains three esseys: a biography of Count S. Vitte, Russian Prime-Minister in 1905; a biography of Baron Mannergeim, former general of Imperial Russia, and later — leader of independent Finland. The last essay is an overview of political and diplomatic situation in Europe before WWI. More…		Boris Tenenbaum “Casablanca” In Russian The book covers 10 years of Winston Churchill's life — from 1932 to 1942 and contains three esseys: “Sel'skij dzhentl'men na pokoe” — about Churchill on his way from powerless opposition to the post of Prime-Minister; *“Churchill, 1940-1941”* — about British desperate «fighting alone» under the leadership of Churchill and “Casablanca” — about the operation «Torch» in Northern Africa during WWII and Casablanca's Conference. More…
	“With Burning Sorrow…” Memoirs, In Russian We are proud to offer to our readers the first book of notes and memoirs, written by the eyewitnesses of the twentieth century. The book contains their personal destinies and their personal relationship with the past, based on their notes recollections. Through the individual episodes of their lives, their loved ones, acquaintances, friends, the readers will see the road of suffering and darkness, with a rare glimpse of a child’s smile. We hope these notes will some day form the basis for tomorrow's researchers living in the former Soviet Union. More...		Felix Meschansky “The Invisible Side” In Russian In the era of the conquest of outer space, scientific ideas and engineering solutions were designed and investigated within the walls of research institutes and development laboratories. Implementation of projects unprecedented in scale and complexity was undertaken by the largest industrial units of the country. Highly complex experiments were conducted at the testing sites. For over thirty years the author of this book participated and witnessed of all these stages. More…
	Victor Snitkovsky “Jewish Communities of Caribbean, South and Central America” In Russian This book adds an important chapter to the history of the Jews of the Caribbean Islands and Latin America. Conquistadors and victims of the inquisition, sailors, teachers, generals, scientists, craftsmen, shepherds, writers, financiers, doctors, bullfighters, presidents—all these roles have been played by the Jews on the American shores of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. This book is about them… More…		Еlena Katishonok “Once there lived the Old Man and his Wife” Novel, In Russian E. Katishonok's breakthrough novel Once There Lived the Old Man and His Wife is the saga of the Ivanov family. At the heart of the story is a family — four generations of Russian Orthodox “Old Believers” in a coastal Eastern-European country. The book spans the first half of the 20th century, following the Ivanovs through a turbulent historical period. In times of war and peace, the characters struggle to hold on to their faith, hope, and humanity. More...
	Еlena Katishonok “Order of Words” Poetry, In Russian These poems are filled with extraordinary juxtapositions. Details of the quotidian co-exist with fairy tale themes, theatrical imagery, and children's folklore. The verses carry on the tradition of classical poetry, with recognizable influences of Akhmatova and Brodsky. The title Order of Words is not an arbitrary choice. It is our own experience, enriched by lives and words — spoken or written — that creates poetry. New order of words makes and wakes new poetic verses… More...		Еlena Katishonok “Counter-clockwise” Novel, In Russian The new novel of Elena Katishonok is a human story of time and memory. Those who had read the first Katishonok’s novel, Once There Lived the Old Man and His Wife, will learn about the already familiar personages, and meet the new ones. The main character of the novel is the oldest daughter of “The Old Man”. She overcame two wars, four state regimes, including two Soviet powers, nearly starved to death, and lived through deaths of her beloved ones… More…
	Еlena Neva “Jewelry of Central Asia” In English For centuries, jewelry has played an important role in expressing ones religious, social or financial status. Extensive academic research has been done to understand the artistic expressions of jewelry. From an art historical perspective, surprisingly enough, little to no research has ever been undertaken with regard to the ancient jewelry of Central Asia. Fully dedicated to revealing the history of the ancient jewelry of Central Asia, Dr. Elena Neva has managed to compile a sound historical overview on ancient jewelry of this region… More…		Boris Tenenbaum “Arab-Israeli Wars in Episodes and Biographies” In Russian The book, Arab-Israeli Wars in Episodes and Biographies, contains essays which had been published in electronic magazines in Germany and in Israel: Not-So-Famous Arab-Israeli War — about Suez Campaign of 1956; Famous Arab-Israeli War — about 6-Days War, 1967; General — Moshe Dayan’s documentary biography; Munich and around — about tragic story of Munich Olympics; Hindawi’s Affair – about little-known attempt to blow up an El-Al flight. More…
	Yan Gorokhovsky “Hieroglyph” In Russian Yan Gorohovsky’s Hieroglyph examines Man’s relationship with G-d, a very personal theme that affects so many people. Fascinating facts from the history of the dispersion of Jews among the Gentiles after the Babylonian Exile, descriptions of both ancient and modern Israel, a uniquely riveting narrative — this book is bound to excite and please its readers. More...		Alik Tolchinsky “Final Variant” In Russian The protagonist, Oleg Trastanetsky, is far from being a hero. Rather, he is an anti-hero, fraught with human frailties, unable to resist vices since his childhood. Only by chance, Oleg has not gone down the wrong path. In his soul Evil holds victory over Good over and over again. Oleg’s strong sense of injustice still permits him to be frequently unfair to others. As many other weak people before him, this anti-hero tends to blame the society, authority, and his own family for his shortcomings… More…
	Marina Khazanova “My Georges: Creators and Power” In Russian Marina Khazanova, a former Muscovite, a professor at Boston University, teaches classes on modern Russian culture, press, cinema, and Russian language. She is interested in the eternal questions of creators and power, good and evil, the victors and the defeated. The author attempts to understand why her heroes acted the way they did in the epoch of totalitarism; why some wished to keep abreast with time, while at the same time remaining true to themselves; while others gave in and agreed to compromises, and yet others consciously isolated themselves from the system, acting against it. More…		Moshe Goncharok (Israel) “Notes of a Marginal Person” In Russian “M. Goncharok,…is a man I knew as a researcher of Jewish history, and yet, from whom I never heard that he wrote book, which became a discovery to me… An eccentric and magnanimous minister, settler Ivan and, of course, powerful veteran Vasil' Vasil'ich are all fruits of imagination of a man who is observant, attentive to the world in which he lives, gifted with a sense of humour and writing in a unique manner that's exclusively his, though it is possible to tell he's been influenced by those who are the pride of Russian literature…” More…