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Russian & Soviet (Literature & Fiction › Dramas & Plays › Regional & Cultural, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Russian & Soviet (Literature & Fiction › Dramas & Plays › Regional & Cultural, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $12.95, median 16 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.99 – $17 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 0% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 2% of the parent category Regional & Cultural (966), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 0% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 99% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 76% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 16 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Russian & Soviet best sellers
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The Brothers Karamazov
- List rank#1
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,120
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The Brothers Karamazov
- List rank#5
- Price$26.25
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,399
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Fyodor Dostoyevsky: The Complete Novels
- List rank#6
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,266
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The Greatest Short Stories of Anton Chekhov: A Collection Of Fifty Stories
- List rank#7
- Price$11.17
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,684
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Oblomov (Penguin Classics)
by Ivan Goncharov
- List rank#8
- Price$16.78
- Rating4.2
- Reviews515
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The Cherry Orchard
by Anton Chekhov
- List rank#9
- Price$8.45
- Rating4.4
- Reviews134
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The Plays of Anton Chekhov: Critically Hailed Translations That Rescue the Lost Humor for American Audiences
- List rank#10
- Price$11.48
- Rating4.7
- Reviews196
FAQ
Is Russian & Soviet a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 16 reviews and sells for $12.95.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Russian & Soviet?
The median best seller has 16 reviews, and 86% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Russian & Soviet best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.95; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.99 and $17.
Can new books break into Russian & Soviet?
0% 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.