RUSSIA BOOK SALES
January 1st, 2004
BY MARK ROWEThe Russian book market saw brisk business in the run up to Christmas, with the heavyweights of Russian literature holding their own against the increasing popularity of modern literature, particularly a number of new works by female authors.Despite the modernisation that is taking in place in Russia, Dom Knigy, the country's most venerable store, reported that works by Pushkin, Tolstoy and Solzhenitsyn sold well in December. However, works by women writers such as Anna Malysheva and Tatyana Tolstaya have also proved popular. A number of shops ...
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