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79 - A.K. 47 - A Letter to a Young Comrade - Part 1
Season 3 Episode 26
Kristen Ghodsee reads and discusses the introduction to Alexandra Kollontai included in a report written by the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1959. This report, "The Communist Conspiracy:…
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
78- A.K. 47 - International Women's Day - Part 2
Season 3 Episode 25
Kristen Ghodsee reads part two of Alexandra Kollontai's 1920 essay on the history of International Women's Day.
Ghodsee also announces some upcoming lectures and events:
7 March 2021 (15:00 GMT-5) A s…
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
77 - A.K. 47 - International Women's Day - Part 1
Season 3 Episode 24
Kristen Ghodsee reads part one of Alexandra Kollontai's 1920 essay on the history of International Women's Day.
Ghodsee also announces some upcoming lectures and events.
5 March 2021 (09:30 GMT-5) Con…
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago
76 - A.K. 47 - Love and the New Morality (Excerpt) and Valentine's Day Rant
Season 3 Episode 23
Kristen Ghodsee discusses the political economy of Valentine's Day and reads an excerpt from Alexandra Kollontai's 1911 book review of The Sexual Crisis by Grete Meisel-Hess. In this section of "Lov…
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago
75 - A.K. 47 - Bonus Episode - What Would Kollontai Think of Bridgerton?
Season 3 Episode 22
In this bonus episode, Kristen Ghodsee discusses the surprise hit series Bridgerton with her daughter and the University of Pennsylvania graduate student, Angelina Eimannsberger. According to a Netfl…
Published on 4 years, 11 months ago
74 - A.K. 47 - Our Tasks (and shout out to the K-Pop stans)
Season 3 Episode 21
Kristen Ghodsee reads Alexandra Kollontai's 1917 article "Our Tasks," written in the immediate aftermath of the October Revolution. Ghodsee also celebrates the social media activism of the K-Pop stan…
Published on 4 years, 11 months ago
73 - A.K. 47 - Bonus Episode - The Capitol Insurrection and "North American Time"
Season 3 Episode 20
Kristen R. Ghodsee reads Adrienne Rich’s 1983 poem, “North American Time,” in which Rich name-checks Alexandra Kollontai. Ghodsee reflects on the events of the January 2021 “Capitol Insurrection,” th…
Published on 4 years, 11 months ago
72 - A.K. 47 - Letter to Dora Montefiore, January 26, 1921
Season 3 Episode 18
Kristen Ghodsee reads a letter Kollontai wrote to the English suffragist and socialist, Dora Montefiore. It is an update of the work of the revolution, and Kollontai is remarkably candid about the st…
Published on 4 years, 11 months ago
71 - A.K. 47 - Lenin Thought of Both Great and Small (Kollontai on Christmas 1917)
Season 3 Episode 17
Kristen Ghodsee reads Alexandra Kollontai's 1946 essay, "Lenin thought of both great and small," which reflects on her memories of Christmas 1917. Nadezhda Konstantinovna refers to Lenin's wife and M…
Published on 5 years ago
70 - A.K. 47 - Endnote to The Soviet Woman, A Full and Equal Citizen of Her Country
Season 3 Episode 16
In this episode, Kristen R. Ghodsee reads an endnote included with the text of Kollontai's 1946 article The Soviet Woman - A Full and Equal Citizen of Her Country. This endnote was included in 1984 b…
Published on 5 years ago