Anna Kreslavskaya was born and grew up in Ukraine (Zaporozhye & Kharkov). A philologist by profession, she worked as a teacher of Russian and world literature. She has been writing poetry her entire life. After she had emigrated, she lived between England and Belgium. Currently, she lives in the Netherlands. She is a winner of the First International (Russian-language) Internet Poetry Contest “The Emigré Lyre”.
A new book of poems by Nina Kossman. “When the mythological and personal meet, something transforms for this reader…” -Ilya Kaminsky
This isn’t self-help. It’s not a parody either. It’s something stranger and smarter: a satirical, uncategorizable book about belief, leadership, algorithmic power, and the performance of divinity in modern life.
From the myths of the ancient Near East to the secluded palaces of forgotten empires, Harems: Origins and Eunuchs uncovers how the idea of the harem first emerged — not only as a symbol of power and beauty, but also as a reflection of human desire, faith, and control. With the precision of a historian and the sensitivity of a storyteller, Sergii Mazurkevych traces the hidden world of eunuchs, devotion, and intrigue that shaped entire civilizations. A thoughtful and visually rich journey into one of history’s most secret institutions.
