"CHTENIA: READINGS FROM RUSSIA"
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Russian Life magazine, the independent, bimonthly magazine of Russian culture, history, travel and life (russianlife.com), is pleased to announce the debut of its new journal: CHTENIA, a quarterly journal of quality English-language translations of Russian fiction and non- fiction.

CHTENIA is Russian for "readings," and CHTENIA is all about offering interesting, topical readings to lovers of Russian culture and literature. Each issue will offer quality fiction, non-fiction and photography in a convenient and portable paperback book format of 120-160 pages. Edited by our long-time History Editor Tamara Edelman, CHTENIA is being published quarterly. Each issue of CHTENIA has a central theme, and all of its readings, poetry and photography touch on that theme -- as a looking glass into aspects of Russian culture, history and life.

The theme of the debut issue, Chtenia 01, "The Hearts of Dogs," and its contents include:

The Diary of Mikki Fox, By Sasha Chyorny* Chang's Dreams, By Ivan Bunin Glasha, By Sergei Dovlatov The Dear Dog, By Anton Chekhov Faithful Ruslan, By Georgy Vladimov* White Beem with the Black Ear, By Gavrill Troyepolsky* Metrodogs, By Alexandra Mayantseva Burial of an Angel, By Yevgeny Grishkovets Farewell, Ravine, By Konstantin Sergiyenko A Concise Dog-Owner's Manual, By Maria Galina The Little Silver Fox, By Yuri Koval*

... plus some wonderful poetry and black and white photography.

[* - excerpt from the total work]

Chtenia 01 (Winter 2008, 160 pages, ISSN 1939-7240) sells for $12 as a single back issue. Subscriptions are $30 in the US and $38 anywhere else in the world.

For more information, or to subscribe, visit www.chtenia.com