📚 Just finished Boris Akunin’s "The Death of Achilles". A brilliant historical crime novel — and written by a writer forced into exile for speaking against war and power. ✊📖 Smart, sharp, suspenseful. Highly recommended. 🔥
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In 2024, #Russia named best-selling author #BorisAkunin a “foreign agent” for speaking out against the invasion of #Ukraine. His books were pulled from shelves as a result. For #BannedBooksWeekUK, he reminds us of what it means to be a censored writer: www.indexoncensorship.org/bannedbooksw...

Uma outra história da Rússia
Por Boris Akunin

A história russa parece condenada a um ciclo eterno, oscilando entre o degelo e o gelo, até que a corrente da centralização imperial, esticada ao extremo, finalmente se rompa.

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McFarland (@mcfarland.bsky.social) New on our bookshelf: Magic, Magicians and Detective Fiction: Essays on Intersecting Modes of Mystery Edited by Rebecca Josephy…

Hot off the presses @Mcfarland.bsky.social this fun book of essays on the intersection of #magic & #detectivefiction https://buff.ly/3Q7p0VD ⚡️📚 #ArseneLupin #ClaytonRawson #MauriceLeBlanc #BorisAkunin #EdogawaRanpo #GrantAllen

Сто лет назад родился Юкио Мисима — японский писатель и ультраправый активист О противоречивом авторе рассказывает его первый переводчик на русский — Григорий Чхартишвили (Борис Акунин) — Meduza 14 января 1925 года родился Юкио Мисима — один из самых знаменитых японских писателей XX века, прозаик, поэт и драматург, объединивший японскую литературную традицию с западной. Его самые известные ра...

#YukioMishima in Russian by Russian detective author star and #Japanese translator #BorisAkunin “я первым делом побежал покупать джинсы, а вторым — книжку Мисимы. Пейзаж у него всегда живой, нервный, никогда не скучный. Лимонов, кстати, кажется, был поклонником Мисимы.” meduza.io/feature/2025...

Kreisky Forum Talks - Boris Akunin: CONSCIENCE & PROTEST - WRITING ABOUT RUSSIA - Podcast Addict Listen to Kreisky Forum Talks - Boris Akunin: CONSCIENCE & PROTEST - WRITING ABOUT RUSSIA by Kreiskyforum on Podcast Addict. Cathrin Kahlweit in conversation with Boris Akunin CONSCIENCE AND PROTEST – WRITING ABOUT RUSSIA Boris Akunin is much more than just a renowned author and famous for his bestselling crime stories; he is also considered a beacon of courage in challenging times. With a literary repertoire spanning numerous genres and captivating millions of readers worldwide, Akunin’s works hav

CONSCIENCE & PROTEST - WRITING ABOUT RUSSIA

In addition to his literary pursuits, #BorisAkunin is a vocal critic of Russia’s government and injustice. Akunin’s books have faced censorship due to his criticism of Russia’s war against Ukraine.

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Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 664 White House warns US only has enough funding for one more aid package this year; Ukraine’s top general says situation on frontline has not reached stalemate

Day 664 of #PutinsWar in #Ukraine.Here the key events of yd (w.some delay!)

🇺🇦general says situation on frontline has not reached stalemate.
Putin urging traditionally male professions to employ more women to reduce labour shortages due to war.
Detective novelist #BorisAkunin on 🇷🇺list of terrorists.

„Putin ist kein großer Mann.“
Das sagt Grigori Tschchartischwili (=#BorisAkunin). "Das Staatsmodell der Goldenen Horde" bestimme #Russland bis heute, auf Kosten von Persönlichkeitsrechten und Menschenwürde (https://dir.lat/36HKUa
#Putin...