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Confessions of a Soviet alcoholic
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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Feb 14, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
In 1969, homeless Russian alcoholic Venedikt Yerofeev wrote a hugely popular book which was passed illegally from person to person. The book gave voice to a generation of Soviet intellectuals who were unable to fit into mainstream Soviet society. The author's friend poet Olga Sedakova shared her memories with Dina Newman.
Photo: Venedikt Yerofeev. Credit: Olga Sedakova archive.
Photo: Venedikt Yerofeev. Credit: Olga Sedakova archive.
Released:
Feb 14, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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