Three Wise Russians by Notting Hill Editions

Three powerful books by or about Russia’s greatest figures, each conveys a passionate and personal view of their homeland.

‘In Russia the truth almost always has an entirely fantastical character.’ – Fyodor Dostoevsky

Included here:

The Russian Soul: Selections from A Writer’s Diary by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Introduced by Rosamund Bartlett

Journey to Armenia by Osip Mandelstam

How Shostakovich Changed My Mind by Stephen Johnson