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Fontanka brings Russian and East European culture to the west and vice versa, publishing books on subjects that range from folk stories for children to historical studies and works on art and architecture as well as contemporary culture.

New publications and recent bestsellers

Winner of an English PEN Translates award for 2021, Kolobok: A Russian Bun on the Run! is an enchanting new book for children, written by Sian Valvis and illustrated by Dovile Ciapaite. Based on a well-known Slavic folktale, this rhyming tale of the Kolobok who goes on a great adventure is aimed at pre-reading and early-reading age children. With its beautiful illustrations printed in three inks, it is also a book to delight the book lover of any age. See the review in East-West Review here.
The Majlis: A Meeting Place. Created and written by Caravane Earth for the 17th Venice Biennale of Architecture, held in 2021, The Majlis showcases innovative architecture, art and design that bring creative ideas together within the traditional space of the majlis, a structure that embodies the bridge between the personal and the public. More than a catalogue, this is a book that presents the key ideas of Caravane Earth, established to consider how we should live, focusing on the importance of art, craft, architecture, agriculture and education.
Eyewitness 1917: the Russian Revolution as it happened. Described by journalist Matthew Parris as 'a genuinely novel way of approaching ... a political earthquake', these first-hand accounts of the revolution are drawn from several years' research into diaries, memoirs, letters and news reports of the time. 
Fontanka's books bring the best of contemporary design to diverse subjects that involve Russia or that come to Russia as exhibitions. Our books are often published in both languages. Working with experienced translators and editors we ensure that the text is true to the original and properly edited, whether in English or Russian. For the Russian editions we work with an editor in St Petersburg. 
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