{"product_id":"novellas-повести-rare-perestroika-anthology-featuring-alexievich-suvorov-topol","title":"Novellas (Повести) – Rare Perestroika Anthology Featuring Alexievich, Suvorov \u0026 Topol","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"93\" data-end=\"533\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eA remarkable literary collection from the final years of the Soviet Union, this vintage Russian-language anthology brings together several of the most influential works published during the era of \u003cstrong data-start=\"290\" data-end=\"318\"\u003eGlasnost and Perestroika\u003c\/strong\u003e. Issued in a sturdy blue hardcover, the volume reflects a period when previously restricted subjects—including the Soviet-Afghan War, intelligence services, and political corruption—began to appear openly in print.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"535\" data-end=\"1009\"\u003eThe anthology includes \u003cstrong data-start=\"558\" data-end=\"596\"\u003eSvetlana Alexievich's \u003cem data-start=\"582\" data-end=\"594\"\u003eZinky Boys\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, a documentary work based on interviews with veterans and families affected by the Soviet-Afghan War; \u003cstrong data-start=\"699\" data-end=\"730\"\u003eViktor Suvorov's \u003cem data-start=\"718\" data-end=\"728\"\u003eAquarium\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, a memoir-inspired novel about Soviet military intelligence; and \u003cstrong data-start=\"796\" data-end=\"812\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"798\" data-end=\"810\"\u003eRed Square\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003cstrong data-start=\"816\" data-end=\"832\"\u003eEduard Topol\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"837\" data-end=\"859\"\u003eFridrikh Neznansky\u003c\/strong\u003e, a political detective novel set against the backdrop of the late Soviet leadership. The collection also features poetry by \u003cstrong data-start=\"984\" data-end=\"1008\"\u003eVyacheslav Kuznetsov\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1011\" data-end=\"1207\"\u003eToday, books from the Perestroika period remain important historical documents that illustrate the dramatic changes in Soviet publishing and public discourse during the late 1980s and early 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1209\" data-end=\"1212\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1c7c49r\" data-start=\"1214\" data-end=\"1225\"\u003eContents\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1227\" data-end=\"1251\"\u003eThis anthology includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1253\" data-end=\"1466\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1yvli3l\" data-start=\"1253\" data-end=\"1311\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1255\" data-end=\"1289\"\u003eZinky Boys (Цинковые мальчики)\u003c\/strong\u003e – Svetlana Alexievich\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1o4sxdn\" data-start=\"1312\" data-end=\"1354\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1314\" data-end=\"1337\"\u003eAquarium (Аквариум)\u003c\/strong\u003e – Viktor Suvorov\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"hqqubr\" data-start=\"1355\" data-end=\"1425\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1357\" data-end=\"1389\"\u003eRed Square (Красная площадь)\u003c\/strong\u003e – Eduard Topol \u0026amp; Fridrikh Neznansky\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"th0413\" data-start=\"1426\" data-end=\"1466\"\u003eSelected poems by Vyacheslav Kuznetsov\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1468\" data-end=\"1471\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"3hh6by\" data-start=\"1473\" data-end=\"1488\"\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1490\" data-end=\"1793\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1n0mxim\" data-start=\"1490\" data-end=\"1521\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1492\" data-end=\"1502\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Novellas (Повести)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"19f3ig1\" data-start=\"1522\" data-end=\"1628\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1524\" data-end=\"1536\"\u003eAuthors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Svetlana Alexievich, Viktor Suvorov, Eduard Topol, Fridrikh Neznansky, Vyacheslav Kuznetsov\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1wbjwdd\" data-start=\"1629\" data-end=\"1652\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1631\" data-end=\"1644\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Russian\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"270945\" data-start=\"1653\" data-end=\"1724\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1655\" data-end=\"1666\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover with blue cloth-style boards and gold lettering\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"6egc8m\" data-start=\"1725\" data-end=\"1793\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1727\" data-end=\"1750\"\u003ePublication Period:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late 1980s \/ Early 1990s (Perestroika Era)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr 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