A History of Russian Women's Writing 1820-1992

Russian women's writing is now attracting enormous interest both in the West and in Russia itself. This is the first one-volume history of the subject in any language, and it shows just how closely the development of Russian women's writing has been bound to historical events. Written in a lively and accessible style, the book not only retrieves forgotten writers from oblivion, but sheds new light on well-known figures such as Akhmatova and Tsevtaeva. Generous quotations from the Russian are all accompanied by English translations.