Russian literature

The Kukotsky Enigma

“Memory is a capricious and unreliable thing, but without it, we are nothing.” Chapter 1: The Professor’s World The novel opens with Pavel Kukotsky, a renowned gynecologist in […]

Russian literature

The Gulag Archipelago

“In the Gulag Archipelago, humanity was extinguished—and yet, paradoxically, it was here that the human spirit burned brightest.” Part I: The Prison Industry The book opens with Solzhenitsyn’s […]