A Revolver to Carry at Night

Praise for Dressed for a Dance in the Snow:

“Magnificent…As one narrative nestles inside another, you can almost feel that living network of Russian cultural survival, which is a matter of friendship and love and learning poems by heart.” —Times Literary Supplement

“Vivid…startling…A worthy addition to the literature of the Gulag that also features intimate glimpses of the author of Doctor Zhivago.” —Kirkus Reviews

“What extraordinary women and what extraordinary stories are assembled in this unforgettable book. Monika Zgustova brings us the intimate, agonizing experiences of Russia’s survivors of the Gulag: history is alive in these pages.” —Claire Messud, author of The Burning Girl