Sergei Lebedev is a Russian poet, essayist and journalist. This piece is adapted from an essay, translated from the Russian by Antonina W. Bouis, in the summer 2024 issue of Liberties, a journal of culture and politics.
Alexei Navalny was killed in the far north, above the Arctic Circle, in the Russian village of Kharp, where the Ural Mountains are intersected by a railroad leading to the town of Labytnangi on the Ob River. Read More...
Anita Shreve's books are reliably engrossing literary page-turners, never formulaic — unless trouble and desire mixed with the vicissitudes of fortune can be called a formula. In almost 20 novels, including "The Pilot's Wife," "Fortune's Rocks " and "The Weight of Water," Shreve consistently creates complex characters and plots, often drawn from the historical record or obscure headlines. She hands her characters a seemingly insurmountable problem or dire situation and tests them with oppressive social mores, menacing evil, buried secrets or catastrophic events — frequently, all of the above. Read More...
Where Is Winona Ryder Today? The renowned Netflix series Stranger Things is where American actress Winona Luara Horowitz made her acting debut. She is recognized for playing oddball roles in films.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has nominated the actress for three Golden Globe Awards and one Grammy Award. She received nominations for best supporting actress and best actress at the 66th and 67th Academy Awards, respectively. Read More...
