New York: St Martin's, (1994.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The definitive biography of this Russian writer, one of the most tragic and greatest poets of the 20th century and a writer who revolutionized modern poetry . The author spent 10 years writing this, has devoted much of her scholarly life to the study of Akhmatova, edited the Complete Poems and had access to hundreds of otherwise restricted documents. Presents a vivid picture of life among Soviet writers during the Revolution, and under Stalin and finally under Krushchev. Photographs. Very entensive notes and bibliography. Index xv, 619 pp. ISBN: 0-312112416.

New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, (1986). Hardcover first edition - Russian author's first novel to appear in English - one which takes the term "kangaroo trial" to extremes - set in 1949, this is a savage satire confronting the hypocrisy and cruelty of the Stalinist regime. Translated by Tamara Glenny. 278 pp. ISBN: 0-374180687.

Chicago: Henry Regnery, 1963. dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of six short stories, based on the author's experiences as a former Soviet career officer, and which reveal the horror of the prison system. Andreyev became a political emigre and witness against the Soviet concentration camps. Translated from the Russian by Fred P Berry. 240 pp. Dust jacket by Gordon Martin.

New York: Norton, (1978) dj. Hardcover first edition - "The author was at or near the center of diplomatic events during the post-World War II years as the superpowers swung from cold war to their cautious approach to co-existence or detente" - he was the charge at the US embassy in Moscow at the time of Stalin's death, involved in granting asylum to Cardinal Mindszenty in Budapest, and witnessed the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1968. Bibliography, index. 317 pp. ISBN: 0-393075192.

New York: Viking, (1993) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, set in the Soviet Union, one which combines satire with brutal realism, eroticism with humor. Translated from the Russian by Andrew Reynolds. 343 pp. ISBN: 0-670836060.

London: Frederick Muller, (1965) dj. Hardcover first edition - The dust jacket proclaims this as "The Great Russian Satirical Novel" originally published in 1928, but then suppressed during the Stalin regime. The authors who met in Moscow in 1925, were born in Odessa, "the humor capital of the Russian Empire (now Ukraine). Thieves and resourceful conmen are the object of secret admiration and pride in Odessa, and the stuff of legends. One such conman, by the name of Ostap Bender, is the hero of the two writers' main work." (Russia Beyond) Basis for several movies - both in Russia and in the US in Mel Brooks 1970 film. Translated from the Russian by John Richardson. Introduction by Maurice Freidberg. 322 pp.

New York: Basic Books (Perseus), (2000.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Havel is one of the 20th century's great playwrights, dissidents, and champion of democracy - along with Nelson Mandela he navigated the gulf between political prisoner and President of his country. This authorized biography, based on unrestricted access to Havel, his friends and even his enemies, is the first definitive account of this Czech leader. Photographs, guide to pronunciation, index. 535 pp. ISBN: 0-465-037194.

New York: Spiegel & Grau (Random House), (2008.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The very highly praised first book - a collection of eight short stories - by this author who (like many of her characters) was born in the Ukraine, grew up in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia, and emigrated to the US. Cover praise from Yiyun Li and Khaled Hosseini, among others. 229 pp. ISBN: 9780385524391.

New York: Arcade Publishing, (2000) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel by this award-winning writer which captures the harsh realities of Soviet life. It "follows the fortunes of two families, those of close friends Iakov Zinger and Peter Evdokimov, as they struggle to put together their shattered lives and dreams in the years following World War II." Translated from the French by Geoffrey Strachan. Translator's note. vii, 130 pp. ISBN: 1-559705299.

New York: Doubleday, (2019) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first novel by a journalist who has spent many years reporting on conflicts in Bosnia, Chechnya, Ukraine and elsewhere, and who served in Moscow as Newsweek's bureau chief for 10 years. Set at the beginning of the 1960s at the height of Soviet power and based on real events, the creation of the world's most powerful nuclear weapon, one with 3,800 times the destructive potential of the Hiroshima bomb, this is the story of a KGB agent sent to investigate the death of a brilliant young physicist, in a top-secret research city that does not appear on any map and where this bomb, RDS-220 was being developed. Author's note on the historical background. 306 pp. ISBN: 978-0385543408.

New York: St Martin's, (1996) dj. Hardcover first edition - International espionage thriller set in 1953 at the height of the Cold War. With
rumors of Stalin's deteriorating mental health spreading new president Dwight Eisenhower approves Operation Snow Wolf, in which the CIA will send two agents, posing as man and wife, to assassinate Stalin. 450 pp. ISBN: 0-312144210.

New York: Basic Books (HarperCollins), (1993) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book by the chief engineer of the Chernobyl nuclear plant at the time of its construction (in 1970) which "relates the grim aftermath of the 1986 disaster and the attempted cover-up by the Gorbachev regime. Medvedev. . . emphasizes that authorities knew about, and covered up, pre-Chernobyl nuclear accidents and near-accidents (particularly the Chelyabinsk explosion in the late 1950s), and he indicates that a combination of secrecy, neglect, ignorance, and bureaucratic callousness prevented responsible officials from anticipating or doing much about potential accidents at other Soviet nuclear facilities." (Kirkus Reviews) Translated from the Russian by Evelyn Rossiter. Introduction by David Marples. Index. 213 pp. ISBN: 0-465051146.

New York: Warner, (1990). First edition - An international techno-thriller by the author probably best known for "Panic in Needle Park." An American scientist begins investigating the Soviet Union's use of paranormal forces for defense purposes. 406 pp.

New York: Lippincott & Crowell, (1980) dj. Hardcover first edtion - A novel which spans more than 50 years - it opens in Brooklyn in the 1920s with Zenia, a pre-revolutionary Russian immigrant and an idealistic doctor returning to her struggling country - and ends 50 years later as Zenia, after repression and disillusionment, making her way to Israel. 268 pp. ISBN: 0-690018967.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (1993) dj. Hardcover first edition - "Three Soviet spies living undetected among Washington insiders for fifteen years confront the collapse of the Soviet Union in this well-wrought thriller." (Publishers' Weekly) 300 pp. ISBN: 0-671776223.

New York: Random House, (1988). In the mid-seventies, Sharansky became a spokesman for Moscow's dissidents - the Jews amd the human rights advocates. This begins with his arrest in 1977, tells of the 16 months of interrogation, and his conviction as "American Spy." He was threatened with execution, put in solitary, but this ends as he wins his freedom after nine years as a prisoner, and rejoins his wife, who worked tirelessly on his behalf, as they fly to Israel. Translated by Stefani Hoffman. Photographs, index. xxi, 437 pp. ISBN: 0-394558782.

New York: Random House, (1992.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Third mystery featuing Inspector Arkady Renko, set in Moscow. 418 pp. ISBN: 0-679-416889.

New York: Random House, (1992.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Third mystery featuring Inspector Arkady Renko, set in Moscow. SIGNED on the titlepage. 418 pp. ISBN: 0-679-416889.

New York: Grand Central Publishing, (2008.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's very powerful and highly acclaimed first novel, set in Stalinist Russia, in the years after World War II, this is the story a Russian secret police officer who is framed by a colleague, imprisoned, demoted and banished to a small town, but who risks all to solve a series of child murders. Winner of the Thriller Award for best first novel. 439 pp. Map endpapers. ISBN: 0-446-402389.

New York: Grand Central Publishing, (2008.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's very powerful and highly acclaimed first novel, set in Stalinist Russia, in the years after World War II, this is the story a Russian secret police officer who is framed by a colleague, imprisoned, demoted and banished to a small town, but who risks all to solve a series of child murders. Winner of the Thriller Award for best first novel. 439 pp. Map endpapers. ISBN: 0-446-402389.

New York: Grand Central Publishing, (2012.). First edition - The final novel in the award-winning Child 44 trilogy. Former secret police agent Leo Demidov is forbidden to travel with his family to the US as part of a "Peace Tour" and when that ends in tragedy, he is forbidden to investigate. An epic novel ranging from the 1950s and 1960s to the Soviet war in Afghanistan in the 1980s. 467 pp.

New York: Grand Central Publishing, (2009.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The second novel featuring former MGB officer Leo Demidov, set in 1956 Russia: Stalin is dead and the violent regime is beginning to fracture, An equally gripping sequel to his award-winning 'Child 44.' 403 pp. ISBN: 9780446402408.

New York: Pantheon, (1960) dj. Hardcover first edition - "A secret novel from young Russia." A surrealistic novel set during the last year of Stalin's life by a Soviet dissident, smuggled out of the Soviet Union, and published under a pen name. Translated from the Russian by Max Hayward. Translator's note. 128 pp.

New York: Balzer + Bray (Harper Collins), (2019). First edition - The story of the only women to fly in combat in World War II - Led by Marina Raskova three regiments consisting of women who enlisted and were deployed on the front lines of battle as navigators, pilots, and mechanics were formed including the 588th Night Bomber Regiment. Photographs, source notes and an author's note. 376 pp.

New York: Random House, (1975) dj. Hardcover first edition - A play by the Nobel prize winning author which "illuminates the plight of Soviet Jewry as well as the anguish of individuals everywhere who must survive - yet long for something more than mere survival." Based on a translation from the French by Nathan Edelman. 172 pp,. ISBN: 0-394-49637X.

New York: Henry Holt, (2014) dj. Hardcover first edition - Story for older children based on his father's experiences in the Soviet Union in the 1940s. " For twelve-year-old Arcady, soccer is more than just a game. Sent to live in a children's home after his parents are declared enemies of the state, it is a means of survival, securing extra rations, respect, and protection." Illustrated with drawings by the author. Yelchin's earlier children's book on life in Stalinist Russia 'Breaking Stalin's Nose" was a Newbery Honor Book. Author's note. Small square format. 234 pp. ISBN: 978-0805098440.

New York: Henry Holt, (2014) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Story for older children based on his father's experiences in the Soviet Union in the 1940s. " For twelve-year-old Arcady, soccer is more than just a game. Sent to live in a children's home after his parents are declared enemies of the state, it is a means of survival, securing extra rations, respect, and protection." Illustrated with drawings by the author. SIGNED on the half title page, and dated in the year of publication and uncommon thus. Yelchin's earlier children's book on life in Stalinist Russia 'Breaking Stalin's Nose" was a Newbery Honor Book. Author's note. Small square format. 234 pp. ISBN: 978-0805098440.

New York: Norton, (1966) dj. Hardcover first edition - From the dj: "This extraordinary novel, rooted in Yurasov's own incredible life, is the work of a Red Army colonel who is also a poet and engineer. . . It is the tale of two Russians whose lives run parallel - Feodor, who burst his bonds and sought a better world, and Vasili, friend to Feodor, who returned to his rural community to fight for his self respect from within the Soviet system." Yurosav was arrested for subversion during one of Stalin's purges, spent 10 years in a concentration camp, escaping during the German advance on Moscow. Translated from the Russian by Titiana Balkoff Drowne. 628 pp plus 2 pp about the author.