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Russian & Soviet (World Literature, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Russian & Soviet (World Literature, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $11.96, median 824 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.25 – $16.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 20% of the parent category World Literature (4,038), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 83% of Books categories: the median best seller has 824 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $11.96 its median price is below 82% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Russian & Soviet best sellers
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Crime and Punishment (Vintage Classics)
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
- List rank#1
- Price$10.47
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,492
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Notes from Underground (Vintage Classics)
- List rank#2
- Price$8.04
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,981
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1984
- List rank#3
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,363
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The Brothers Karamazov
- List rank#4
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,120
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Crime and Punishment: The Original Unabridged And Complete Edition (A Fyodor Dostoevsky Classics)
- List rank#7
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,820
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Promised to the Bratva Boss: A Possessive Mafia Romance (Kings of Blood)
by Sasha Cross
- List rank#8
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews88
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This Cursed Beautiful Land: A Russian-American Story
- List rank#9
- Price$29.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews348
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The Idiot
- List rank#10
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews173
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FAQ
Is Russian & Soviet a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 824 reviews and sells for $11.96.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Russian & Soviet?
The median best seller has 824 reviews, and 12% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Russian & Soviet best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.96; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.25 and $16.99.
Can new books break into Russian & Soviet?
6% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.