Soviet-Era Illustrations of J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit (1976)

Open Culture · Oct 14, 2026

Until I read J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, my favorite book growing up was, by far, The Hobbit. Growing up in Russia, however, meant that instead of Tolkien’s English version, my parents read me a Russian translation. To me, the translation easily matched the pace and wonder of Tolkien’s original. Looking […]