Anthony Marra writes about Russia like he was born there. Actually, the 31-year-old American lived there only a semester, as a college student. "I arrived in January without knowing a lick of Russian, ...

Peaking through the slideshow of photos of people partying at the Grasshopper Underground on NYE the other day, I was a bit distracted by the DJ in the pictures. Like, where did I know that guy from?

Anthony Marra's new book, The Tsar of Love and Techno, is a collection of stories playing out over nearly a century of change in Russia. He tells... A Mixtape Of Russian History In 'Love And Techno' ...