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The article reviews the book "Stressing the Past: Papers on Baltic and Slavic Accentology," edited by Thomas Olander and Jenny Helena Larsson, number 35 in the Studies in Slavic and General Linguistics book series.

The article reviews the book "Stafford Cripps in Moscow 1940-1942. Diaries and Papers," edited by Gabriel Gorodetsky.

The book review discusses the edited volume "Revolutionary Aftereffects: Material, Social, and Cultural Legacies of 1917 in Russia Today" by Megan Swift. The book explores the impact of the Russian Revolution of 1917 on contemporary Russia, covering topics such as national parks, architecture, gender relations, and more. It takes an interdisciplinary approach, incorporating perspectives from various fields such as heritage studies, art history, cultural history, anthropology, sociology, literary studies, geography, gender studies, and film studies. The review highlights the diverse range of topics covered in the book and praises its stimulating content and inclusion of images and photographs. [Extracted from the article]

This book review discusses Anna Aydinyan's book "Formalists against imperialism: The Death of Vazir-Mukhtar and Russian orientalism." The review highlights Aydinyan's examination of the anti-imperialist and anti-orientalist themes in Iuri Tynianov's historical novel "The Death of Vazir-Mukhtar." Aydinyan argues that Tynianov's novel theorized Orientalism before Edward Said popularized the concept, and she analyzes the intertextual engagements in the novel that reveal the connection between textual Orientalism and Russian imperial policy. The review praises Aydinyan's inclusion of historical context and diverse perspectives, and suggests that her study will change the narrative of Russian Formalism in Western literary studies. [Extracted from the article]

This book review discusses "Writing rogues: the Soviet picaresque and identity formation, 1921– 1938" by Cassio de Oliveira. The author explores how the genre of the picaresque was used by Soviet writers to express ambivalence about the regime's efforts to construct new forms of social collectivity. The book is divided into three chronological phases: the civil war period, the NEP era of the 1920s, and the Stalin era of the 1930s. The review highlights specific works that represent each phase and discusses the themes and literary techniques employed by the authors. Overall, the review praises the book for its insights and detailed analysis. [Extracted from the article]

The book "Picturing the page: illustrated children’s literature and reading under Lenin and Stalin" by Megan Swift explores the world of Soviet children's literature illustrations. The book showcases a variety of illustrated editions of fairy tales, Russian classics, and martial-themed picture books from the 1920s to the 1940s. The author examines the ways in which the representation of key figures and imagery in these illustrations changed over time, often in relation to social and political campaigns pursued by the Soviet state. The book offers a unique insight into Soviet cultural production and the complexities of agency in the creation and consumption of Soviet art. [Extracted from the article]

Chloë Kitzinger's book, "Mimetic Lives: Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and Character in the Novel," offers new insights into the works of Lev Tolstoi and Fedor Dostoevskii. Kitzinger examines the techniques of mimetic characterization used by these authors in four major novels. The book explores how these authors create a "narrative illusion" of reality through their representation of characters and their relationships. Kitzinger's analysis sheds light on the development of mimetic narratives in European literature, particularly in the context of nineteenth-century Russian realism. The book contributes to the interdisciplinary study of Russian realism and offers innovative readings of canonical texts. [Extracted from the article]

The book "In the shadow of the Holocaust. Poland, the United Nations War Crimes Commission, and the search for justice" by Michael Fleming explores the role of Poland in seeking justice for war crimes during and after World War II. The author argues that the prosecution of war criminals was not solely the result of the big powers, but also the tireless efforts of smaller states like Poland. The book examines the Polish government's multi-pronged approach, including disseminating information about atrocities, sharing knowledge about criminal responsibility, and documenting crimes. It also discusses the complex relationship between the Polish government and the Jewish community, highlighting both antisemitic actions and efforts to inform others about crimes against Jewish people. The book provides a comprehensive analysis of the pursuit of justice, including the challenges faced and the development of international criminal law. [Extracted from the article]

The title of Mikhail Kuzmin's Novyi Rolla [A New Rolla] has been considered cryptic despite its evident allusion to Alfred de Musset's "Rolla," a poem with which it shares little. In this article I argue that the link to Musset is clear if we read A New Rolla as responding not just to "Rolla," but also to Musset's novel La Confession d'un enfant du siècle [The Confession of a Child of the Age] and his biography. From this composite source Kuzmin takes up the themes of a debauchee finding love, love as serial yet serious, and a love triangle in Venice, as well as an apostrophe to the kiss. Kuzmin endorses most of Musset's idea of love, but rejects the egalitarian ideal implicit in the sympathetic treatment of the prostitute Marion in "Rolla." A secondary allusion to Nikolai Nekrasov's "Kogda iz mraka zabluzhden'ia" [When, out of the darkness of error] reinforces Kuzmin's rejection of the egalitarian ideal of sexual love. The allusions to Musset and Nekrasov amount to anachronisms that partially undermine the precise temporal setting of A New Rolla. Kuzmin's work thereby occupies an intermediate position among his period pieces, as it is neither openly playful like Venetsianskie bezumtsy [Venetian Madcaps] nor constructed with its seams hidden like the Aleksandriiskie pesni [Alexandrian Songs]. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A review of the book "The Non-Geometric Lenin: Essays on the Development of the Bolshevik Party 1910-1914," by Carter Elwood, is presented.

The article reviews the book "Polnoe sobranie sochinenii i pisem v dvadtsati trekh tomakh," by Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol', edited by Nikolai TIkhonravov, volumes I-V.

A review of the book "The Jewish Persona in the European Imagination: A Case of Russian Literature," by Leonid Livak, as part of the "Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture" series, is presented.

The article presents a review of several books on Ukrainian literary scholarship since 1991, including "Podruzhnie zhyttia i pozashliubni romany Panteleimona Kulisha," by Ievhen Nakhlik, "Ivan Franko i Biblia Apocrypha," by Iaroslava Mel'nyk, and "Poetesa zlamu stolit'. Tvorchist' Lesi Ukrainky v postmodernii interpretatsii," by Vira Aheieva.

A review of the book "Modernism in Kyiv: Jubilant Experimentation," edited by Irena R. Makaryk and Virlana Tkacz is presented.

A review of the book "Jews in Ukrainian Literature: Representation & Identity," by Myroslav Shkandrij is presented.

The article reviews the books "The Enigma of Isaac Babel: Biography, History, Context" edited by Gregory Freidin and "The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them" by Elif Batuman.

The article reviews the book "Most Faithful Daughter: The Catholic Church and Independent Poland, 1914-1939," by Neal Pease, part of the Polish-American Studies Series.

The article reviews the book "Slayers and Their Vampires: A Cultural History of Killing the Dead," by Bruce A. McClelland.

The article reviews the book "How is the Bilingual Dictionary Possible?" by Eugene Rivelis.