In Cold Rush Martin Breum travels through and describes the new quest for the Arctic and the tortuous ongoing diplomatic endeavours to maintain peace, while the governments involved all develop still stronger security presences.

Zina J. Gimpelevich is professor emeritus of Slavic studies at the University of Waterloo and the author of Vasil Bykau: His Life and Works.

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"This very ambitious and handsomely produced monograph is clearly a labour of love, written enthusiastically in an almost intimate personal style. The illustrations of woodcuts depicting Jewish life also enhance a book that will not be superseded in the near future, and may indeed inspire later scholars. It deserves a place in all libraries that have a place for books about Jewish life including antisemitism, and the literature and history of Belarus." The Slavonic and East European Review

"The Portrayal of Jews in Modern Bielarusian Literature covers a wide range of literary figures, consistently adheres to the theme of empathy towards Jews living in Bielarus, and treats a controversial subject with great sensitivity." Charles A. Ruud, Western University and the author of The Constant Diplomat: Robert Ford in Moscow