An overview of the main literary schools, authors and works in modern Russia and the Soviet Union.

Preface Evgeny Dobrenko and Marina Balina; 1. Poetry of the Silver Age Boris Gasparov; 2. Prose between Symbolism and Realism Nikolai Bogomolov; 3. Poetry of the Revolution Andrew Kahn; 4. Prose of the Revolution Boris Wolfson; 5. Utopia and the novel after the Revolution Philip Ross Bullock; 6. Socialist Realism Evgeny Dobrenko; 7. Poetry after 1930 Stephanie Sandler; 8. Russian epic novels of the Soviet period Katerina Clark; 9. Soviet prose after Stalin Marina Balina; 10. Post-Soviet literature between Realism and Postmodernism Mark Lipovetsky; 11. Exile and Russian literature David Bethea and Siggy Frank; 12. Drama and theatre Birgit Beumers; 13. Literature and film Julian Graffy; 14. Literary policies and institutions Maria Zalambani; 15. Russian critical theory Caryl Emerson.