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36 reviews
Fyodor Dostoevsky

Vintage, 1993

Crime and Punishment
What can I say that hasn't been said already? This is probably the best fictional study of the effects of guilt and radical ideas on a troubled mind. The prose is flowing, and it's not hard to see why Dostoevsky considered his novels "poems". Dostoevsky's works in general are marred by a flaw I prefer to ignore as much as I can, and in this novel it is hardly present. Dostoesky's politics are ...

The Man From St. Petersburg

40 reviews
Ken Follett

NAL Trade, 2003

HISTORY & SUSPENSE
This is what I want in a novel! I learned quite a bit about a "slice" of history that I knew very little about before: primarily London just before WW1 and, to a lesser extent, a sample of heinous cruelty delegated by many of the Russian 'nobility' (1895). For readers who prefer to sort of whet their appetites before diving into extensive historical studies, this presents the best of both ...

St. Petersburg (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

19 reviews
DK Publishing

DK Travel, 2007

Eyewitness Travel Guides Does It Again
Eyewitness Travel Guides once again lives up to its motto: "The guides that show you what others only tell you." While other guides are long on talk about St. Petersburg, this guide adds hundreds of photos, detailed illustrations, diagrams, maps, and time-lines to bring the city and its surrounding areas to life. Paging through it is like vacationing in St. Petersburg without the cost of going ...

Crime and Punishment (Signet Classics)

5 reviews
Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Signet Classics, 2006

A Hard Read
This book is excellent but readers should take the time to read the Translator's Preface before jumping in. This will help to understand the names of the characters and other nuances that apply to a book translated from another language. The book is about redemption. It's worth the effort to get through it. I woud not have understood or appreciated the book in my youth.

Moscow & St. Petersburg 1900-1920: Art, Life, & Culture of the Russian Silver Age

1 review
John E. Bowlt

Vendome Press, 2008

A lush, invaluable reference guide to the Silver Age
This lushly illustrated volume captures the artistic explosion that was Russia's Silver Age. From Blok and Akhmatova, to Stravinsky, Bakst, Repin, Pasternak, Vrubel and Meyerhold, the first two decades of the 20th century were a time of exciting and colorful artistic experimentation in Russia. As Bowlt (a member of this magazine's Advisory Board) writes in the introduction: "there was something ...

The Madonnas of Leningrad: A Novel (P.S.)

68 reviews
Debra Dean

Harper Perennial, 2007

The power of the mind
This inspiring story of remarkable endurance proved to be one of the most pleasurable reads for me this year. "The Madonnas of Leningrad" is a poignant tale of one woman's harrowing experiences during the 900-day Siege of Leningrad in WWII, alternating with events in her present-day life. In 1941, Marina Krasnova is a young museum guide at the magnificent Hermitage Museum. Anticipating ...

The Master of Petersburg: A Novel

16 reviews
J. M. Coetzee

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1995

Following the dance of the pen
In J. M. Coetzee's "The Master of Petersburg" when the main character is asked what kind of books he writes, he doesn't know what to respond. Page later, thinking about it he concludes he could have said he `write[s] perversions of the truth. [He chooses] the crooked road and take[s] the children into dark places. [He] follow[s] the dance of the pen'. In novel "The Master of Petersburg" South ...

The 900 Days: The Siege Of Leningrad

27 reviews
Harrison Salisbury

Da Capo Press, 2003

Superb example of how history should be written
Salisbury gave us a monumental work of history: not just in scope, but in depth. This is a book which entwines the epic story with the human story, basing both on the kind of scholarship too few writers are dedicated enough to accomplish. I wrote a well-received history on the early satellites (The First Space Race, Texas A&M, 2004) which I was proud of, but I can't resist the feeling that ...

The International Chess Congress St. Petersburg 1909
Emanuel Lasker

Russell Enterprises, 2008

Petersburg

15 reviews
Andrei Bely

Indiana University Press, 1979

Worth the less than ideal translation
Nabokov, the translator's introduction triumphantly proclaims, thought Petersburg one the three best books ever written, beside Joyce's Ulysses and Kafka's Metamorphosis. Nabokov, they do not emphasize quite as proudly, was also a native Russian, so he might have had this book a little easier. Truly, this is a masterpiece, even if a little hard to translate. Imagine Ulysses, barely possible to ...

Fodor's Moscow and St. Petersburg, 8th Edition (Fodor's Gold Guides)
Fodor's

Fodor's, 2008

Fodor?s. For Choice Travel Experiences. Fodor?s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. Although you?re at the helm, Fodor?s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It?s like having a friend in Moscow and St. Petersburg! ?Updated frequently, Fodor?s Moscow & St. Petersburg ...

City of Thieves: A Novel

65 reviews
David Benioff

Penguin Audio, 2008

Great story
City of Thieves has a story that pulls you in and keeps you reading. It tells a wonderful and horrible story of what the Russian people went through during their occupation of WWII. Benioff uses just the right amount of humor and characters that you really care about. Buy it!

Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopedia Volume II

5 reviews
Danzig Baldaev

Fuel Publishing, 2006

Wow!
Excellent photos and artwork with clear, concise explanations. An excellent collector's item, but not really a suggested "coffee table" book. There's quite a bit of nudity, graphic political and sexual imagery, and one heaping dose of harsh reality.

A Vengeful Longing: A Novel (St. Petersburg Mysteries)

3 reviews
R. N. Morris

Penguin Press HC, The, 2008

"An investigator...needs to be capable of looking into his own heart."
It is June, 1868, in St. Petersburg, Russia. Pavel Pavlovich Virginsky, who had been an impoverished and emaciated student living on the edge in R. N. Morris's debut novel, "The Gentle Axe," has put on weight and dresses respectably now. He is a university graduate with a degree in law who has decided to follow in the footsteps of Porfiry Petrovich, "one of the best investigating magistrates in ...

The Bronze Horseman

153 reviews
Paullina Simons

HarperTorch, 2002

A True Keeper!
Sweeping, heartbreaking, and just plain old romantic- this story ranks among my all time favorites. TBH starts out in Leningrad, Russia the very day war is declared on Germany during WW2. The story covers two years, thru the siege of Leningrad and subsequent breaking of the blockade. Simons does a fine job of describing the horror of starvation during the time of the siege and the utter ...

Frommer's Moscow & St. Petersburg (Frommer's Complete)

5 reviews
Angela Charlton

Frommers, 2008

I love Frommer's!
With that said, I have been to Russia only once (about 10 years ago) and it was with a tour. I am planning my second trip this Fall (2006) and was pleased to see that Frommer's finally put out a book for Russia. The matter of fact reviews as well as prices cited for absolutely everything give you a snapshot of what it "might" cost. I say "might" because there are so many variables that a book ...

Saint Petersburg: Museums, Palaces, and Historic Collections: A Guide to the Lesser Known Treasures of St. ...

4 reviews
Cathy Giangrande

Bunker Hill Publishing, 2003

An outstanding guidebook to St. Petersburg
I began reading Cathy Giandrande's little guide to St. Petersburg with a great deal of skepticism. As I kept exploring the book, all my doubts quickly disappeared. That alone came to me as a surprise. Unlike most Russians who still suffer from a mild identity disorder, Petersburgers have a strong sense of local patriotism and know what they are and what their city is about. From time to time, ...

The Rough Guide to St. Petersburg 6 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)
Dan Richardson

Rough Guides, 2008

Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to St Petersburg , the ultimate guide to this beautiful city. The full-colour section introduces St Petersburg ?s highlights, from world-class ballet and opera at the Mariinskiy Theatre to the gilded mosaics of the Church of the Saviour on the Blood. The guide takes a detailed look at Russian history, literature and cultural life with expert background on everything from the superlative art ...

St. Petersburg
Colin Amery, Brian Curran

Frances Lincoln, 2006

This lavishly illustrated book tells the epic 300- story of St. Petersburg through its architecture, literature, music and art, from the city's origins and its earliest buildings through to the present day.

Top 10 St. Petersburg (EYEWITNESS TOP 10 TRAVEL GUIDE)
DK Publishing

DK Travel, 2008

Drawing on the same standards of accuracy as the acclaimed DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, The DK Top 10 Guides use exciting colorful photography and excellent cartography to provide a reliable and useful pocket-sized travel. Dozens of Top 10 lists provide vital information on each destination, as well as insider tips, from avoiding the crowds to finding out the freebies, The DK Top 10 Guides take the work out of planning any trip.

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