A Plot of Her Own presents compelling new readings of major texts in the Russian literary canon, all of which are readily available in translation. The female p

Only Among Women reveals how the idea of a community of women as a social sphere ostensibly free from the taint of money, sex, or self-interest originated in th

A 1996 overview of key issues in Russian women's writing and of important representations of women by men, from 1600 onwards.

"This collection of essays examines the lives of women across Russia--from wealthy noblewomen in St Petersburg to desperately poor peasants in Siberia--discussi