Globus Books

Russian Bookstore in San Francisco Since 1971

Globus is the kind of bookstore where you can lose an entire afternoon browsing tightly packed shelves: brand-new releases from Russian publishers sit alongside rare pre-revolutionary editions and Soviet-era books, and you can even find supplies for painting Ukrainian pysanky. Open in San Francisco since 1971, the store keeps growing its collection with rare finds bought from private collections.

The selection spans poetry, prose, and memoirs, books on history, philosophy, religion, and art, mysteries and science fiction, children's literature, textbooks, dictionaries and reference books, and gift and miniature editions. If a title is not on the shelf, the store will track down rare and limited-run books on special request. Orders can also be placed online with international shipping, and the shop occasionally hosts literary evenings and meetings with poets.