Literary Russia 
Subtitle: A Guide
Publisher: Overlook Hardcover; Overlook Press
Published: September 6, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 528
ISBN-13: 9781585674442
Subjects: Literary studies: general; Description And Travel; Russian Literature; Literary Criticism; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Russian; Russia; Russian & Former Soviet Union; Travel / Russia; Authors, Russian; Guidebooks; Homes and haunts; Literary landmarks; Russia (Federation)
Description: "Russian writers have always played a special role in the spiritual, intellectual, and political lives of their readers. This book reveals the warmth and energy with which their legacy is cherished. The authors take the reader on a tour of Russia and include descriptions of all the major literary museums as well as the sites of the most important scenes of Russian literature. Readers can trace the steps of Raskolnikov through St. Petersburg or follow Esenin's bohemian life in Moscow" -- publisher website (February 2008).