The Garnett Book of Russian Folk and Anonymous Verse edited by Anna Pilkington contemporary fiction Catherine the Great took the

Catherine the Great took the momentous decision to summon the Quaker physician Thomas Dimsdale to St Petersburg to carry out a secret mission that would transform both their lives

but only by understanding the pole’s deeper history

behind closed doors

On the Russian side

The Garnett Book of Russian Folk and Anonymous Verse edited by Anna Pilkington contemporary fiction Catherine the Great took theThis is an authoritative, comprehensive and unique selection from the full range of Russian folk verse, from the byliny (heroic epics) of the Middle Ages to the chastushki (satirical quatrains) of today's Russia. Each page of the Russian text has an accurate but readable English prose translation, which will give the reader an insight into one of the richest and most varied, but least known, aspects of Russian culture. Hardback