Putin

A Hatred for Tulips

The Autobiography of Joseph Stalin

Zero Gravity

First Loyalty

Sagittarius in Warsaw

SELECTED TRANSLATIONS

Memoirs by Andrei Sakharov

The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin by Vladimir Voinovich

Visions from San Francisco Bay by Czeslaw Milosz

My Century by Aleksander Wat

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

RICHARD LOURIE is the critically acclaimed author of both fiction and nonfiction, including The Autobiography of Joseph Stalin and Sakharov: A Biography. He has translated thirty books and served as Mikhail Gorbachev’s translator for The New York Times. His articles and reviews have appeared in many influential publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New Republic, and The Nation. He served as a consultant on Russia to Hillary Clinton during her 2008 presidential run. You can sign up for email updates here.

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