“In Russia, everything is politics, even the weather.”

About Tatyana Tolstaya

Author • Russian

Tatyana Tolstaya is a celebrated Russian writer, essayist, and public intellectual known for her distinctive postmodern style. Born in Leningrad into a literary family, she gained fame with her short story collection...

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