An extraordinary tale of patience and determination: Slaght has dedicated his life to save Blakiston's fish owl, a rare denizen of the taiga. His book is a revelation of the contemporary Rus... read more
The great novelist-in-exile examines the troubled relationship between the Russian state and its citizens, using the past to cast light on the present.
From the author of the biography of Shchukin comes the story of another extraordinary pre-Revolutionary Russian collector of European art. He spent 1.5 million francs on 486 paintings, which... read more