Translator Shlomo Krol - about Guido Cavalcanti and other old poetry Florence Guido Kavalcanti (1259–1300) is not as famous for Russian -speaking readers as his close friend Dante Aligieri, who devoted him a “new life”. Meanwhile, without Cavalcanti, it is difficult to imagine not only Italian poetry, but also, for example, literature of European modernism.

Fragment of Brian Roberts's book “Border Waters: in the middle of the archipelago states of America” We are used to thinking that the United States is a continental country, but what if it is a state-archipel? The American Brian Roberts takes on the starting point this is not a self -evident assumption and draws conclusions about how, in this case, we must perceive the culture and geography of the United States.

What to ask in book An essay on the history of Russian diplomacy of the era after 1812, non-fiction on how people were looking for food, and found imperialism, the “biography” of the ancient monastery of St. Gallene, the pirate anarcho-economy and the myths of the Volga peoples. As usual on Fridays, the notorious editors of Gorky chose the most interesting news of the week. Starting from February 24, 2022, we were all in the face of the advancing barbarism, violence and lies.