The Cossack Hero in Russian Literature studies the development of the Cossack hero and identifies him as part of Russian cultural mythology. Judith Kornblatt explores the power of the myth as a literary image, providing new and challenging readings of 19th- and 20th-century works by Pushkin, Gogol, Tolstoi, Khlebnikov, Babel, Tsvetaeva, Sholokhov and a number of lesser-known writers, all of whom were attracted to the Cossack. By comparing the Cossack with the American cowboy, she reveals what is both unique and universal about the Russian self-image.

This work explores central issues of modern Russian religious thought by focusing on the work of Vladimir Soloviev, and three philosophers who further developed his ideas in the early-20th century: P.A. Florensky, Sergei Bulgakov and S.L. Frank.