Sergey Gandlevsky was born in Moscow into a family of engineers. In 1970 he entered the philological faculty of Moscow State University, where he attended the literary studio “Luch” and became friends with the poets of the future “Moscow time”. Over the past half century, he published several books of poetry and prose, won several prizes, and participated in several festivals.
The documentary novel “The Tenth Circle” tells the story of the life, struggle, and destruction of the Minsk ghetto, one of the largest in the Soviet Union and Europe during World War II. (Russian edition)
This excellent anthology, compiled and edited by Julia Nemirovskaya, showcases poems by Russian (and Russian-speaking) poets who express their absolute rejection of Russia’s war against Ukraine.
“Monkey’s Defense” is a collection of short stories and parables by Nina Kossman, bilingual author of several books of poetry and prose and translator of Marina Tsvetaeva’s poems into English.
