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Show Notes:
This week, Cameron ascends into the towering heights of imperial politics in Yaroslav Barsukov’s Sleeping Worlds Have No Memory by Yaroslav Barsukov. The novel follows Shea Ashcroft, an im…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Hadji Murat by Leo Tolstoy (w/ Dr. Tatyana Gershkovich)
Show Notes:
This week, Cameron dives back into the work of Leo Tolstoy to talk about one of his later works, Hadji Murat. He’s joined by podcast returnee Dr. Tatyana Gershkovich, whose book Art in Dou…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
To Hell with Poets by Baqytgul Sarmekova (w/ translator Mirgul Kali)
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Show Notes:
This week, Cameron revisits Baqytgul Sarmekova’s To Hell With Poets with the help of the collection’s translator, M…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
I Burned at the Feast by Arseny Tarkovsky (w/ translators Philip J. Metres and Dimitri Psurtsev)
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Show Notes:
This week, Cameron dives into the collection I Burned at the Feast: Selected Poems of Arseny Tarkovsky. You have almost certainly heard of virtuosi…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
Cecil the Lion Had to Die by Stiazhkina (w/ translator Dominique Hoffman)
Show Notes:
This week, Cameron will dive into the novel Cecil the Lion Had to Die by Ukrainian historian, journalist, and novelist Olena Stiazhkina — a novel diving into the intricacies of family life…
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago
A Look Forward
Cameron pops in at the end of the month to talk about episodes you can expect in the coming months.
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Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago
The Talnikov Family by Avdotya Panaeva (w/ translator Fiona Bell)
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Show Notes:
This week, Cameron gets into Avdotya Panaeva’s The Talnikov Family with its translator Fiona Bell. The novel, set in 18…
Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago
A Hiatus, Kind of
Show Notes:
Our Christmas gift to you is a non-clickbait title. Unusual for December, huh?
TL;DR:
Matt is going to be stepping back from the podcast for the time being.
Cameron will be continuing to pro…
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago
December Break: The Performance by Sergei Dovlatov
Show Notes:
This week, Matt and Cameron dive into the short story “The Performance,” from Sergei Dovlatov’s book The Zone. Get ready to dive into the most underrepresented point-of-view in the Soviet …
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Office Hours - Is Tolstoy still relevant?
Show Notes:
This week, Matt and Cameron get into their last Office Hours of the year, tackling the future of literature, whether or not Tolstoy is still relevant, which Russian literature icon would w…
Published on 9 months, 1 week ago