Tipsy Tolstoy: Russian Literature for the Inebriated
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Tipsy Tolstoy: Russian Literature for the Inebriated is a podcast for lovers of Russian literature, those who have heard of Russia and/or literature, and those wondering, "is War and Peace that good?" Every other Friday, our hosts Matt and Cameron take a deep dive into a different piece of Russian literature, discussing the major themes and relevant cultural features to help you get..
Tipsy Tolstoy: Russian Literature for the Inebriated
2d ago
Covering thoughts shared by some of our listeners on our Discord and on social media about Part 2, Chapter 44 of Vasily Grossman's Life and Fate. You can read our post about the chapter here.
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Tipsy Tolstoy: Russian Literature for the Inebriated
2d ago
Covering thoughts shared by some of our listeners on our Discord and on social media about Part 2, Chapter 42 of Vasily Grossman's Life and Fate. You can read our post about the chapter here.
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Tipsy Tolstoy: Russian Literature for the Inebriated
1w ago
Covering thoughts shared by some of our listeners on our Discord and on social media about Part 2, Chapter 37of Vasily Grossman's Life and Fate. You can read our post about the chapter here.
If you haven't already signed up to get daily emails reflecting on each chapter of Life and Fate, you can do so on our website.
Be sure to follow us on Instagram and join our Discord to participate in the discussion ..read more
Tipsy Tolstoy: Russian Literature for the Inebriated
1w ago
Covering thoughts shared by some of our listeners on our Discord and on social media about Part 2, Chapter 36 of Vasily Grossman's Life and Fate. You can read our post about the chapter here.
If you haven't already signed up to get daily emails reflecting on each chapter of Life and Fate, you can do so on our website.
Be sure to follow us on Instagram and join our Discord to participate in the discussion ..read more
Tipsy Tolstoy: Russian Literature for the Inebriated
1w ago
Covering thoughts shared by some of our listeners on our Discord and on social media about Part 2, Chapter 35 of Vasily Grossman's Life and Fate. You can read our post about the chapter here.
If you haven't already signed up to get daily emails reflecting on each chapter of Life and Fate, you can do so on our website.
Be sure to follow us on Instagram and join our Discord to participate in the discussion ..read more
Tipsy Tolstoy: Russian Literature for the Inebriated
1w ago
Covering thoughts shared by some of our listeners on our Discord and on social media about Part 2, Chapter 34 of Vasily Grossman's Life and Fate. You can read our post about the chapter here.
If you haven't already signed up to get daily emails reflecting on each chapter of Life and Fate, you can do so on our website.
Be sure to follow us on Instagram and join our Discord to participate in the discussion.
Thanks to Regan for their thoughts in this episode ..read more
Tipsy Tolstoy: Russian Literature for the Inebriated
1w ago
Covering thoughts shared by some of our listeners on our Discord and on social media about Part 2, Chapter 33 of Vasily Grossman's Life and Fate. You can read our post about the chapter here.
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Thanks to Dominique for their thoughts in this episode ..read more
Tipsy Tolstoy: Russian Literature for the Inebriated
1w ago
Covering thoughts shared by some of our listeners on our Discord and on social media about Part 2, Chapter 32 of Vasily Grossman's Life and Fate. You can read our post about the chapter here.
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Thanks to Disco_Barbelo and Dominique for their thoughts on this episode ..read more
Tipsy Tolstoy: Russian Literature for the Inebriated
2w ago
You can pick up a copy of Dr. Maya Vinokour’s book Work Flows: Stalinist Liquids in Russian Labor Culture here.
Show Notes:
This week, Matt and Cameron sit down with Dr. Maya Vinokour to talk about her book Work Flows: Stalinist Liquids in Russian Labor Culture and touch on Daniil Kharms’ short story “How the Old Woman Tried to Buy Ink.”
Dr. Vinokour is Assistant Professor in the Department of Russian & Slavic Studies at New York University and the author of Work Flows: Stalinist Liquids in Russian Labor Culture. Her interests include Stalinism and Nazism, late-Soviet science ..read more
Tipsy Tolstoy: Russian Literature for the Inebriated
2w ago
Covering thoughts shared by some of our listeners on our Discord and on social media about Part 2, Chapter 31 of Vasily Grossman's Life and Fate. You can read our post about the chapter here.
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(Quick note: after recording, I looked up some of the novels -- retroactively included under the broad umbrella of critical theory -- and many of ..read more