[An] informative account of the intricacies of translation strategies and the transformations of some well-known British texts in Russian culture.

Translation Studies

Offers a nuanced and thought-provoking account of an intriguing subject and will be of interest to scholars working in many areas.

European History Quarterly

Translating England into Russian offers readers a triple reward: an occasion to revisit beloved stories, new clarity about their ideological significance across cultures, and an introduction to the doppelgangers who enchanted readers in the Soviet era and linger in Russian imaginations even today.

Elizabeth McGuire, Assistant Professor of History, California State University, USA

This book is a fascinating journey into the world of the Soviet and post-Soviet translation of English children's books. Goodwin provides a perceptive and informative analysis of the shifts that occur in translation, explaining the politics and ideology behind it, and sheds new light on how the Soviet readers' perception of England was shaped.

Natalia Rulyova, Lecturer in Russian, University of Birmingham, UK