Cathy Porter studied Russian and Czech at London’s School of Slavonic East European Studies and Cambridge University, and has published over 20 books on Russia, including the recent Alexandra Kollontai: Writings from the Struggle (Bookmarks, 2019). Richard Chappell's other translations from Russian include Alexander Shlyapnikov's On the Eve of 1917 (Allison & Busby, 1982), and Boris Pasternak's epic poems The Year 1905 and Lieutenant Schmidt (Spenser Books, 1989 & 1992).