Maps and Illustrations . . ix
Introduction . . 1

1. In the Beginning . . 6
2. Shakespeare under the Tsars . . 26
3. Shakespeare and National Revivals . . 57
4. Shakespeare after the Bolshevik Revolution . . 77
5. Shakespeare behind the Iron Curtain . . 96
6. Post-Communist Shakespeare . . 136

Notes . . 148
A Select Bibliography . . 154
Index . . 157