Lesley Chamberlain

Join us to celebrate the publication of The Mozhaisk Road, a captivating novel set in 1978 Moscow, where dissident leader Alexander Razumovsky and his supporters fight against the oppressive Communist regime. Western reporters Howard Wilde and Gels Maybey find themselves in a tense situation following a violent crackdown on a rally in Pushkin Square. The sudden rise of the young and courageous Boris Marlinsky offers a glimmer of hope for change in a country long suppressed by its leaders.

Lesley Chamberlain, acclaimed author and expert on Russian culture, brings her deep understanding of the country’s history, literature, and philosophy to this powerful prequel to the events of 1991. The Mozhaisk Road explores the intersection of political intrigue, freedom, and personal transformation, as both Western and Russian hearts yearn for change.