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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Zugzwang Zugzwang Ronan Bennett As the murder of a respected newspaper editor shocks 1914 St. Petersburg, psychoanalyst Dr. Otto Spethmann, his young daughter, and his patients find themselves pawns in a nightmarish game of politic… OL14872521W
Le Vin de solitude Le Vin de solitude Irène Némirovsky Introspective, intense and poignant, The Wine of Solitude is the most autobiographical of all Irène Némirovsky's novels, now available in English for the first time. Imbued with melancholy, and regre… OL16592392W
City of thieves City of thieves David Benioff Documenting his grandparents' experiences during the siege of Leningrad, a young writer learns his grandfather's story about how a military deserter and he tried to secure pardons by gathering hard-t… OL17740078W
A Gentleman in Moscow A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles A Gentleman in Moscow is a 2016 novel by Amor Towles. It is his second novel, published five years after his New York Times best seller, Rules of Civility (2011). OL17797130W
Masha Regina Masha Regina V. Leventalʹ Masha dreams of becoming one of the great European auteurs. But first she must escape the drudgery of her daily existence: a father who drinks, a dull and empty city, the fear of getting stuck in a l… OL20030303W
Enchantments Enchantments Kathryn Harrison An unusual, gorgeously told love story, and a rich tapestry of unparalleled storytelling, 'Enchantments' brings to life the final days of Rasputin and the Romanovs. It is a breathtaking tour-de-force… OL20918518W
La Belle au bois dormant La Belle au bois dormant Charles Perrault The Sleeping Beauty of the Wood OL23865W
Zoya Zoya Danielle Steel Follows Zoya, from the revolution in Russia through the sixties and seventies in America, from St. Petersburg to Paris to New York in the eighties, as she struggles to survive in the face of insurmou… OL24197156W
Cherez Goroda k Sebe Cherez Goroda k Sebe Ekaterina Yakovina The book of recollections about a several cities with which the author's life is closely connected. Majestic St. Petersburg, Pushkin, Petegof and small villages in Russia. Also the beautiful city Vin… OL26122287W
City of thieves City of thieves David Benioff From the critically acclaimed author of The 25th Hour, a captivating novel about war, courage, survival — and a remarkable friendship that ripples across a lifetime. During the Nazis’ brutal siege… OL5730339W
The White Russian The White Russian Tom Bradby St. Petersburg, 1917 -- the glittering capital of the Tsarist empire and a city on the brink of revolution-- where the jackals of the secret police maneuver for their own survival and their aristocra… OL5960569W
Crime and Punishment Notes Crime and Punishment Notes James Lamar Roberts,Roberts, James L. The original CliffsNotes study guides offer a look into critical elements and ideas within classic works of literature. The latest generation of titles in this series also feature glossaries and visu… OL6224648W