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In August 1941 Army Group North of the Wehrmacht approached the suburbs of Leningrad, as St. Petersburg was called. Within days the city was surrounded, and would remain so for nearly two and a half years. The suffering endured by its residents was horrifying and included widespread cannibalism. But this is a city of art, architecture, literature, music and dance, the home of Alexander Pushkin and a place of revolution. Joining to discuss St. Petersburg is author Sinclair McKay, author of a new book as we discuss the window to the west through the prism of the siege. Sinclair McKay Links Saint Petersburg: Sacrifice and Redemption in the City That Defied Hitler Aspects of History Links Latest Issue out - Annual Subscription to Aspects of History Magazine only $9.99/£9.99 Ollie on X Aspects of History on Instagram Get in touch: history@aspectsofhistory.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Josh and Drusilla are living through the awful Los Angeles fire. Here's how you can help:https://www.lahsa.org/news?article=1014-resources-to-support-those-during-the-l-a-fires They discuss the 1949 film The Queen of Spades. From wiki: “The Queen of Spades is a 1949 British fantasy-horror film directed by Thorold Dickinson and starring Anton Walbrook, Edith Evans and Yvonne Mitchell (in her cinematic debut). It is based on the 1834 short story of the same name by Alexander Pushkin.[3][4]Also discussed: Gregg Araki's Nowhere, The Coffee Table, Spy, Bridesmaids, Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, Threads, Jane Campion and Power of the Dog, The Red Shoes, and more. NEXT WEEK: Tigers Are Not Afraid (2022) Follow them across the internet:Bloodhaus:https://www.bloodhauspod.com/https://www.instagram.com/bloodhauspod/ Drusilla Adeline:https://www.sisterhydedesign.com/https://letterboxd.com/sisterhyde/Joshua Conkelhttps://www.joshuaconkel.com/https://www.instagram.com/joshua_conkel/https://letterboxd.com/JoshuaConkel/https://bsky.app/profile/joshuaconkel.bsky.social
Daily QuoteWinter is the trial of the soul, a test of man's endurance. (George Santayana)Poem of the DayWinter MorningAlexander PushkinBeauty of WordsThe Snow Queen in Seven StoriesHans Christian AndersenStory the FirstWhich Has to Do with a Mirror and its Fragments
“O fabricante de caixões” (1830) é um dos cinco Contos de Belkin, escritor fictício criado pelo gênio russo Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837), no qual vamos conhecer Adrian Prokhoroff, cuja profissão é mesmo essa. Na Rússia do século XIX, além do caixão ele dispunha de outros estoques mortuários aos seus clientes, como chapéus de luto, mantos e tochas. Como qualquer negócio, ele não poderia deixar de pensar na sustentação do seu, o estranho é o ter que desejar que convalescentes, como a esposa do comerciante, uma vez falecendo, ainda fosse ele a ser procurado para encomendar tudo e não o concorrente. Afinal, “os mortos não podem viver sem caixão”. A história começa com o fabricante de caixões saindo de sua zona de conforto, com a mudança de residência do casebre para a casa maior, com as filhas e a criada. Logo, conhece os vizinhos e é convidado para uma festa. Depois disso e muita bebedeira, bem, quem nunca foi dormir contrariado? O texto de Pushkin cheira temperança no irreverente, fazendo seu narrador conversar diretamente com o leitor. Publicados em 1830, como parte de uma coletânea desse narrador fictício, teriam sido encontrados e complicados em livro por um suposto editor. O feito demonstra a maestria de um dos mais importantes e precursores da literatura russa. Boa leitura! Livro autografado Verde Amadurecido de Daiana Pasquim: escreva para leituradeouvido@gmail.com Curso Desenrole seu Storytelling (cupom LDO50): https://bit.ly/desenrolecomleitura
Para adquirir o curso #Desenrole seu Storytelling, de Daiana Pasquim, use o cupom: LDO50 Página do curso: https://bit.ly/desenrolecomleitura “A dama de espadas” (1834) é um conto muito bem elaborado do escritor russo Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837). Dividido em seis capítulos, é uma narrativa que perpassa vários ambientes e emoções da convivência social, centrado no hábito do jogo, por dinheiro. O conto russo aborda o despertar da ambição, a ingenuidade do amor, a injustiça e a loucura. Há, inclusive, toques de insólito, regado a todas as belezas da narrativa pushkiniana: “e o veículo começou a rodar suavemente sobre a neve”. Além da bela ambientação, dá detalhes de cenário e figurino. Enfim, é uma história inebriante! O conto foi escrito em 1833 e publicado pela primeira vez na revista literária Biblioteka dlya chteniya, em 1834. Até hoje é reconhecido como um dos melhores contos já publicados. Pushkin explora a natureza da obsessão e a avareza humana de maneira magistral. “A dama de espadas” foi transformado na ópera “The Queen of Spades” do grande compositor clássico Tchaikovsky. Boa leitura! Apoie pela chave PIX: leituradeouvido@gmail.com Apoie pelo financiamento coletivo: https://apoia.se/leituradeouvido Livro Trincas, de Daiana Pasquim: https://www.editorapenalux.com.br/loja/trincas Entre em contato: leituradeouvido@gmail.com Instagram e Facebook: @leituradeouvido Direção e narração: @daianapasquim Padrinho: @miltonhatoum_oficial Direção, edição, trilha de abertura e arte de capa: @LPLucas Uma produção @rockastudios
Our guest for this Episode is the renowned Russian Translator Robert Chandler. He delves into the world of the celebrated Russian Writer Teffi, discussing his translation of the recently released short story compilation 'The Time was no More and Essential Stories and Memories' penned by Teffi. Robert first began learning Russian when he was 15. At 20, he spent a year as a British Council Exchange scholar in Voronezh, the city where Andrey Platonov was born and where Osip Mandelstam was exiled. It was there that he first read these two writers, who have remained precious to him throughout his life.He has also translated Sappho, Teffi, Alexander Pushkin, Vasily Grossman, the Uzbek novelist Hamid Ismailov and the greatly undervalued poet Lev Ozerov; like Grossman, Ozerov was a Russophone Jew, born in Ukraine. He has edited and co-translated three anthologies for Penguin Classics: of Russian poetry, Russian short stories and Russian poetry. He has also run translation workshops in London and taught for an annual summer school. He has worked as a mentor to younger translators. Before deciding to translate full-time, he worked for eight years as a teacher of the Alexander Technique - a valuable discipline concerning voice, breath and movement.”https://tinyurl.com/b9j4cmtj* For your Valuable feedback on this Episode - Please click the link below.https://tinyurl.com/4zbdhrwrHarshaneeyam on Spotify App –https://harshaneeyam.captivate.fm/onspotHarshaneeyam on Apple App – https://harshaneeyam.captivate.fm/onapple*Contact us - harshaneeyam@gmail.com ***Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by Interviewees in interviews conducted by Harshaneeyam Podcast are those of the Interviewees and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Harshaneeyam Podcast. Any content provided by Interviewees is of their opinion and is not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrpChartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
The end of all things. "Ruslan and Ludmilla" Epilogue, by Alexander Pushkin. Translated by A. S. Kline. Directed and Produced by Ari Rosenthal. Written and Associate Produced by Carmenn Kocznur. Adapted from his original short story "Fantom IX." Starring Peter Wicks as Ilia Zakharov, Allison Cossitt as Fan, Sarah Golding as Mesiya, Erika Sanderson as Kryuchkov, James Scully as Cosmodrome Security, Brandon Levine as Sledstvenny Security. Additional Voices by Peter Wishinski and Karim Kronfli. Dialogue Editing by Benton Hodges. Sound Design and Mix by Manas Kunder. Score by Jakub Żerański. Special thanks to Matt Richmond and the Audio Drama Lab.For more information, go to denouncermedia.comThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
Fan has returned. And she is not the same. Meanwhile, Ilia is ordered to leave Baikonur. "I Still Recall The Wondrous Moment" by Alexander Pushkin. Translated by Andrey Kneller. Directed and Produced by Ari Rosenthal. Written and Associate Produced by Carmenn Kocznur. Adapted from his original short story "Fantom IX." Starring Peter Wicks as Ilia Zakharov, Allison Cossitt as Fan, Erika Sanderson as Kryuchkov, James Scully as Cosmodrome Security.Dialogue Editing by Benton Hodges. Sound Design and Mix by Manas Kunder. Score by Jakub Żerański. Special thanks to Matt Richmond and the Audio Drama Lab.For more information, go to denouncermedia.comThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsWalter and Matt on the insta-punishment system unveiled in the Russell Brand case, Britain's increasing role as a testing ground for speech-suppression techques, and Alexander Pushkin's "The Shot." More at www.racket.news
The year is 1983. Baikonur Cosmodrome, a spaceport located in Soviet Kazakhstan, has sent a cutting-edge lunar rover to the moon's surface. The rover: FANTOM-IX."Ruslan and Ludmila" Canto I, by Alexander Pushkin. Translation by A. S. Kline.Directed and Produced by Ari Rosenthal. Written and Associate Produced by Carmenn Kocznur. Adapted from his original short story "Fantom IX." Starring Peter Wicks as Ilia Zakharov, Allison Cossitt as Fan, Sarah Golding as Mesiya, Erika Sanderson as Kryuchkov, James Scully as Cosmodrome Security, Brandon Levine as Sledstvenny Security. Additional Voices by Peter Wishinski and Karim Kronfli. Dialogue Editing by Benton Hodges. Sound Design and Mix by Manas Kunder. Score by Jakub Żerański. Special thanks to Matt Richmond and the Audio Drama Lab.For more information, go to denouncermedia.comThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
This episode we're talking about the format of Lyric Poetry! We talk about reading poetry out loud, translation, French Canadian dialects, and more! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards Things We Read (or tried to…) Entre Rive and Shore by Dominique Bernier-Cormier Let Us Believe in the Beginning of the Cold Season: Selected Poems by Forugh Farrokhzad, translated by Elizabeth T. Gray Jr Ledger: Poems by Jane Hirshfield Rapture by Carol Ann Duffy Goldenrod: Poems by Maggie Smith Good Bones: Poems by Maggie Smith Alive At The End Of The World by Saeed Jones The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes on by Franny Choi No Matter the Wreckage by Sarah Kay White Pine: Poems and Prose Poems by Mary Oliver Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head by Warsan Shire Le premier coup de clairon pour réveiller les femmes immorales by Rachel McCrum The Hurting Kind by Ada Limón The Arkansas Testament by Derek Walcott Alive at the End of the World by Saeed Jones Other Media We Mentioned The Bronze Horseman by Alexander Pushkin 19 Ways of Looking at Wang Wei: With More Ways by Eliot Weinberger The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe “The Fish” by Elizabeth Bishop When We Were Very Young by A. A Milne Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein The Inferno of Dante: A New Verse Translation by Dante Alighieri, translated by Robert Pinsky All Def Poetry milk and honey by rupi kaur One Piece by Eiichiro Oda Trailer for Netflix show “Poetry Is Not a Luxury” by Audre Lorde (pdf) Links, Articles, and Things Lyric poetry (Wikipedia) The Writer's Block The Midnight Library: Episode 001 - Halloween Poetry Chiac (Wikipedia) Plasco Building (Wikipedia) 30 Recent Poetry Collections by BIPOC Authors Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers' Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here. This booklist features books from BIPOC poets published in the past three years. Chrome Valley by Mahogany L. Browne Feast by Ina Cariño Your Emergency Contact Has Experienced an Emergency by Chen Chen Girls That Never Die: Poems by Safia Elhillo Content Warning: Everything by Akwaeke Emezi I Do Everything I'm Told by Megan Fernandes Living Nations, Living Words: An Anthology of First Peoples Poetry edited by Joy Harjo Song of my Softening by Omotara James Spells, Wishes, and the Talking Dead / Mamaht́wisiwin, Pakos̊yimow, Nikihci-́niskot́ṕn : Poems by Wanda John-Kehewin Burning Like Her Own Planet by Vandana Khanna Phantom Pain Wings by Kim Hyesoon, translated by Don Mee Choi Bianca by Eugenia Leigh Finna by Nate Marshall Slam Coalkan Performance Poetry: The Condor and the Eagle Meet edited by Jennifer Murrin God Themselves by Jae Nichelle You Are Only Just Beginning: Lessons for the Journey Ahead by Morgan Harper Nichols I'm Always So Serious by Karisma Price Homie by Danez Smith Blood Snow by dg nanouk okpik Promises of Gold/Promesas de Oro by José Olivarez with translation by David Ruano That Was Now, This is Then by Vijay Seshadri it was never going to be okay by jaye simpson Dark Testament by Crystal Simone Smith Unshuttered: Poems by Patricia Smith Falling Back in Love with Being Human: Letters to Lost Souls by Kai Cheng Thom Femme in Public by Alok Vaid-Menon Time Is a Mother by Ocean Vuong Find Her. Keep Her. by Renaada Williams Rupture Tense by Jenny Xie From From by Monica Youn Give us feedback! Fill out the form to ask for a recommendation or suggest a genre or title for us to read! Here's Matthew's limerick. Write your own! There once was a book club for masochists Whose members delighted in making lists They all had a blast Co-hosting a podcast That their friendship will always persist Check out our Tumblr, follow us on Instagram, join our Facebook Group, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, September 19th it's time for our One Book One Podcast episode as we all discuss the book Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey! Then on Tuesday, October 3rd get ready for Halloween because we'll be talking about the genre of Horror!
In September of 1952, Orson Welles worked with the BBC for a portrait of early American director Robert Flaherty. Flaherty, who directed the first docu-drama film, Nanook of the North in 1922, had passed away the previous July. As Welles just mentioned, when he got to Hollywood in the late 1930s, he was fascinated by the early film people, and they were more than happy to share their stories with the then-Boy Wonder. In April of 1953 the BBC hired Welles to read one hour of poetry from Walt Whitman's “Song of Myself.” The next month the Italian comedy Man, Beast and Virtue debuted, in which Welles co-starred. From September 7th into October, Welles was involved with Ballet de Paris at the Stoll Theatre in London for a production of The Lady in the Ice. In October the production moved to Paris. Welles directed, wrote the libretto and was the ballet's costume and set designer. He later told Peter Bogdonovich, “It was very successful in London, and only moderately so in Paris, where it was very badly lit — as everything always is in Paris. The plot is: a girl's been found, like dinosaurs have been found, in a block of ice. And she's on display in a sort of carnival. A young man falls in love with her, and his love melts the ice. And when she kisses him, he turns to ice. A little parable for our times.” It would be the only ballet Orson Welles' ever directed. In late September of 1953 Broadcasting Magazine reported that Harry Alan Towers had sold shows to both ABC and NBC for the fall. ABC would welcome Horatio Hornblower back for a second season, starring Michael Redgrave. Meanwhile on NBC, a new half-hour anthology program starring Sir Lawrence Olivier called Theatre Royal would take to the air. The program debuted on October 4th, 1953 with Orson Welles starring in an adaptation of Alexander Pushkin's “The Queen of Spades.” Pushkin wrote “The Queen of Spades” in the fall of 1833. It's a short story about how human greed can lead to madness. Theatre Royal was developed to capitalize on Lawrence Olivier's name. At the time the program launched, Olivier and then-wife Vivian Leigh were getting set to appear in Terence Rattigan's comedy, The Sleeping Prince in the West End. The play would run for eight months. It made Olivier temporarily unable to star in his own program. Many fine actors of the British stage and screen were involved in individual episodes of Theatre Royal, like Robert Morley, Harry Andrews, Muriel Forbes, and Daphne Maddox. The music was credited to Sidney Torch. Once Sir Lawrence Olivier could no longer appear, Sir Ralph Richardson took over as host of Theatre Royal. Selected episodes were repeated, with a different series opening and closing on ABC Mystery Time in the late 1950s. The show remained in active syndication in the U.S. into the 1970s. Welles briefly returned to America to make his first appearance on TV, starring in the Omnibus presentation of King Lear, broadcast live on CBS on October 18th, 1953. It was directed by Peter Brook, and co-starred Natasha Parry, Beatrice Straight and Arnold Moss.
‘Bichos en la Literatura'. En esta entrega de Letras en el Tiempo, con Patricia del Río, hablamos de aquellas novelas en la que los bichos y alimañas tienen protagonismo: ‘La Niebla', de Stephen King; el ‘Cuento del zar Saltan' del ruso Alexander Pushkin; ‘Cien años de Soledad', de Gabriel García Márquez, por citar algunos. En la entrevista de la semana, conoceremos todos los detalles de la 27° edición de la Feria Internacional del Libro de Lima con Melissa Pérez García, directora cultural de la Cámara Peruana del Libro. Las lecturas recomendadas por el crítico literario Julio Zavala son: ‘Perturbatorio', de David Jiménez; ‘Siempre quise ser un escritor', de Andrés Seijas; y ‘Dioses y hombres de Huarochirí', narrativa de Francisco de Ávila y traducido por José María Arguedas. Una publicación del IEP. Las canciones que refuerzan el tema son: ‘I got ants in my pants', James Brown; ‘The caterpillar', The Cure; ‘La cucaracha', Eusebio "Chato" Grados; ‘La cucaracha', Louis Armstrong; ‘Mariposa traicionera', Bossa Nostra; ‘Las avispas', Juan Luis Guerra; ‘Butterfly wings', Chopin; ‘El vuelo del abejorro' Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov. Escucha Letras en el tiempo los sábados y domingos a las 7:00 de la noche por RPP radio. Lo encuentras también en formato podcast en rpp.pe o en la plataforma de tu preferencia. Edición de audio: Dallan Vásquez ||| Episodio 21 – Cuarta temporada 2023.
‘Bichos en la Literatura'. En esta entrega de Letras en el Tiempo, con Patricia del Río, hablamos de aquellas novelas en la que los bichos y alimañas tienen protagonismo: ‘La Niebla', de Stephen King; el ‘Cuento del zar Saltan' del ruso Alexander Pushkin; ‘Cien años de Soledad', de Gabriel García Márquez, por citar algunos. En la entrevista de la semana, conoceremos todos los detalles de la 27° edición de la Feria Internacional del Libro de Lima con Melissa Pérez García, directora cultural de la Cámara Peruana del Libro. Las lecturas recomendadas por el crítico literario Julio Zavala son: ‘Perturbatorio', de David Jiménez; ‘Siempre quise ser un escritor', de Andrés Seijas; y ‘Dioses y hombres de Huarochirí', narrativa de Francisco de Ávila y traducido por José María Arguedas. Una publicación del IEP. Las canciones que refuerzan el tema son: ‘I got ants in my pants', James Brown; ‘The caterpillar', The Cure; ‘La cucaracha', Eusebio "Chato" Grados; ‘La cucaracha', Louis Armstrong; ‘Mariposa traicionera', Bossa Nostra; ‘Las avispas', Juan Luis Guerra; ‘Butterfly wings', Chopin; ‘El vuelo del abejorro' Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov. Escucha Letras en el tiempo los sábados y domingos a las 7:00 de la noche por RPP radio. Lo encuentras también en formato podcast en rpp.pe o en la plataforma de tu preferencia. Edición de audio: Dallan Vásquez ||| Episodio 21 – Cuarta temporada 2023.
The empress Messalina, third wife of the Roman emperor Claudius, was a ruthless, sexually insatiable schemer - or was she? But while the stories about her are wild (nightly visits to a brothel, a 24-hour sex competition), the real story is much more complex. In this episode, Jacke talks to historian Honor Cargill-Martin about her new book Messalina: Empress, Adulteress, Libertine: The Story of the Most Notorious Woman of the Roman World. PLUS Jacke talks to author Robert Chandler (translator of Alexander Pushkin) about his choice for the last book he will ever read. Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/donate. The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at www.thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
“A tempestade de neve” é um conto de Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837) que desenrola drama e romance, fazendo-se valer do evento de proporções épicas na história europeia, a Grande Guerra Patriótica de 1812. Narrado pelo autor fictício criado por ele, Belkin, traz a história da jovem Maria Gravlovna, leitora de novelas francesas que estava totalmente enamorada por Vladimiro. O casal arma uma fuga com a intenção de um casamento secreto, mas na noite do intento, cai uma terrível tempestade de neve que, naturalmente, culmina numa mudança de planos e de destinos. No desenrolar da narrativa, Pushkin envolve os "tempos de glória” vividos pelo exército russo, ao obterem a vitória sobre o Grande Armée, exército de Napoleão Bonaparte composto por 610 mil homens e 1420 canhões. Foi esse momento na história da humanidade que se reorganizou - diante do colapso de Estados e civilizações e diversos pôres-do-sol sangrentos - reconfigurando a política europeia, uma vez que enfraqueceu dramaticamente a hegemonia francesa na Europa. A reputação de Napoleão como um gênio militar invencível foi severamente abalada. Burmin, o coronel de hussardos que aparece no desenrolar de “A nevasca" foi um dos feridos, no lado russo. A campanha teve fim em 14 de dezembro de 1812. Mas o conto avançada adiante desfecha quatro anos depois. Boa leitura! Camisetas do LdO: https://umapenca.com/leituradeouvido/ Apoie pela chave PIX: leituradeouvido@gmail.com Apoie pelo financiamento coletivo: https://apoia.se/leituradeouvido Entre em contato: leituradeouvido@gmail.com Instagram e Facebook: @leituradeouvido Direção e narração: @daianapasquim Padrinho: @miltonhatoum_oficial Direção, edição, trilha de abertura e arte de capa: @LPLucas Uma produção @rockastudios
Either/Or, Elif Batuman's sequel to Pulitzer Prize finalist The Idiot, is the humorous and relatable ongoing story of a Turkish American surviving college in the 90s. Batuman joins us to talk about her approach to writing fiction, how her own life influences her work, analyzing literature and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Executive Producer Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang. Follow us here for new episodes Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays). Featured Books (Episode): The Idiot by Elif Batuman Either/Or by Elif Batuman Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert The Possessed by Elif Batuman In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust
My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
This week, Karen and Georgia cover serial killer Pedro Rodrigues Filho, aka the "Brazilian Dexter," and the death of Russia's literary hero, Alexander Pushkin. For our sources and show notes, visit www.myfavoritemurder.com/episodes.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Irina Mashinski is a bilingual Russophone American writer, poet, essayist, teacher, and translator, whose works include Giornata and eleven books of poetry and essays in Russian. She is also the co-editor of The Penguin Book of Russian Poetry. In this episode, Irina talks with Jacke about her childhood in the Soviet Union, her journey to becoming a poet living in America, and her new book The Naked World, which mixes poems and prose accounts to tell the story of four generations of a family living through Stalin's Great Terror, the Thaw of the Sixties, and the post-Thaw Seventies. SPECIAL NOTE: Irina would like to express her gratitude to the editors and translators who helped with The Naked World, and to whom she is very grateful. Additional listening suggestions: 130 The Poet and the Painter - The Great Love Affair of Anna Akhmatova and Amedeo Modigliani Keeping Secrets! Boris Pasternak, Doctor Zhivago, and the CIA (with Lara Prescott) 458 Alexander Pushkin (with Robert Chandler) Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/donate. The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at www.thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
BONES OF SKULL ISLAND by A. Remlov (a.k.a Mindy DuVernet“Bones of Skull Island” follows 11-year old Hunter Burrows and his amateur archeologist father, Mitch, on a dig for dinosaur bones and lost treasure. One day on the Baja Peninsula, they uncover the jawbone of a 700,000-year-old hobbit. They are amazed when the bone jumps to life and leads them on a perilous adventure of ancient curses and new discoveries.Mindy DuVernet (a.k.a. A. Remlov) is a graduate of the University of Minnesota. She is a novelist and filmmaker. Her first book, “Pushkin's Ode to Liberty,” is about the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin. She has two daughters and five grandchildren. She enjoys visiting friends and family in Minnesota and Oregon. Co-author: Chase Stevens is in the six grade. He loves wrestling, baseball, football and video games. He is on the student council and is making videos about the student experience. Most of all, he loves to tell a good story.https://www.urlinkpublishing.com/www.amazon.comhttps://www.pushkinsodetoliberty.com/http://www.bluefunkbroadcasting.com/root/twia/3923urlmd.mp3
The story of how famous Russian author Alexander Pushkin once faced a duel by The Black River on the outskirts of St. Petersburg features high drama, society scandals, a weird foot joke, and pistols at dusk.
Pique Dame (The Queen of Spades) is an operetta in two acts by Franz von Suppé to a German-language libretto very loosely based on Alexander Pushkin's 1834 short story "The Queen of Spades". The author of the libretto is S. Strasser (probably Suppé's second wife Sofie Strasser). Pique Dame was a revised version of Suppé's 1862 operetta Die Kartenschlägerin ("The Fortune Teller") and premiered in June 1864 at the Thalia Theater in Graz. The work is primarily known today for its overture which remains a popular concert piece.Help support our show by purchasing this album at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#LaMusicaFestival #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.com
It's great to be back for a new year and we hit the ground running by going back to 1823, when Fransz Liszt gives a concert in Vienna and is personally congratulated by composer Ludwig van Beethoven, Hugh Glass gets mauled by a grizzly bear on an expedition in Missouri which inspired the Leonardo di Caprio Oscar winning film The Revenant, Russian author Alexander Pushkin begins work on the verse novel Eugene Onegin and eventually suffers a cuckolds death, the Oxford University Union debating society is founded in England, Robert Peel ensures the passage of an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom abolishing the death penalty of hundreds of offences. Also Bobby has gone partially deaf and lost his hearing in one ear after going swimming and Red is discovering the wonders of the modern vacuum cleaner and of course Prince Harry keeps coming up in conversation.Sign up now to our Patreon for early access, bonus weekly episodes not available anywhere else, posters, cameo messages, free tickets to online shows and discounts to live shows and much more - https://www.patreon.com/theyearispodWhat obscure or significant events from the pod have we missed from 1823? Let us know your favourite historical facts from that year, or if have any suggestions for other years for us to do an episode on send us an email to theyearispodcast@gmail.com Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
I like recently published books for their utility, but for pure enjoyment and beauty it's hard for me to go past the classics.In December 2022 we upped the ante and reviewed 5 books on this channel. As usual I was all over the shop with Russian poetry, coding for kids, biographies from 2 millennia ago and Victorian England drama. I chose not to include Juan's upcoming review (didn't want to spoil it) so that will be recapped next month.Huge thanks to Petar the Slav for supporting the show, so greatly appreciated.I hope you have a fantastic day wherever you are in the world. Kyrin out!Timeline:(0:00) - I'm going live!(0:21) - Eugene Onegin: Alexander Pushkin(3:54) - Coding For Beginners Using Python: Louie Stowell(5:25) - The Age Of Alexander: Plutarch(9:54) - Tess Of The d'Urbervilles(15:53) - Stillness Is The Key: Ryan Holiday(16:30) - Boostagram Lounge(23:33) - Value For Value(25:41) - What's coming up for January 2023Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/
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In today's World Cup special on Cameroon, Tom and Dominic tell the fascinating story of “probably the most famous Cameroonian to become a Russian General”. Learn about the extraordinary life of Major-General Abram Petrovich Gannibal, the great-grandfather of Russia's most famous poet, Alexander Pushkin.Join The Rest Is History Club (www.restishistorypod.com) for ad-free listening to the full archive, weekly bonus episodes, live streamed shows and access to an exclusive chatroom community.Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Email: restishistorypod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Would you have the honour to behave like a coward?'Eugene Onegin' by Alexander Pushkin is a novel in verse of an unhappy Russian dandy. Onegin lacks meaning from a city life and struggles to find it in the countryside, with the same superficial gossip, flirtatious women and rash young men. The poetry is renowned for it's unique rhyme scheme known as the 'Pushkin Sonnet' or 'Onegin Stanza'.I summarised the book as follows. "It's easily my most favourite poetry that I've read. Not only does the style roll of the tongue but the characters, scenery, plot and narration all kept me highly engaged. My one gripe is that I don't know Russian so couldn't read this in the Russian original, although the English translation is still outstanding!"I hope you have a fantastic day wherever you are in the world. Kyrin out!Timeline:(0:00) - Intro(0:37) - Synopsis(3:53) - Duelling: A deadly code of honour(14:31) - Observations/Takeaways(21:07) - SummaryConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/
Shownotes: This week, Matt and Cameron sit down with Robert Chandler, a prolific translator of many authors including our own beloved Grossman. Robert Chandler's translations from Russian, mostly for NYRB Classics and Vintage Classics, include works by Alexander Pushkin and Nikolay Leskov; collections of stories and memoirs by Teffi; and novels and stories by Vasily Grossman, Andrey Platonov and Hamid Ismailov. He is the main translator of three anthologies of Russian literature for Penguin Classics: of short stories, magic tales and poetry. His most recent publications are Pushkin's Peter the Great's African and Vasily Grossman's The People Immortal, both co-translated with his wife Elizabeth. His next publication will be Platonov's long novel Chevengur. The music used in this episode was “soviet march,” by Toasted Tomatoes. You can find more of their work on Bandcamp and Youtube. Follow us on Instagram, check out our website, if you're so inclined, check out our Patreon!
For many Russian writers and readers, Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837) holds a special place: his position in Russian literature is often compared to Shakespeare's in English, Dante's in Italian, and Goethe's in German. In this episode, Jacke talks to Pushkin translator Robert Chandler (Peter the Great's African: Experiments in Prose) about the life and works of Russia's "greatest poet and founder of modern Russian literature." Additional listening suggestions: 169 Dostoevsky 150 "The Lady with the Little Dog" by Anton Chekhov Chekhov and "Gooseberries" Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/shop. The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at www.thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mystery in the Air starring Peter Lorre, originally broadcast September 11, 1947, The Queen of Spades by Alexander Pushkin. A Russian officer kills to learn the secret of the playing cards that cannot lose. Also Part 2 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story, The Confidential Matter, originally broadcast September 11, 1956. A trail back into a man's past is faint and twisting, and at times, runs through quicksand! Visit my web page - http://www.classicradio.streamWe receive no revenue from YouTube. If you enjoy our shows, listen via the links on our web page or if you're so inclined, Buy me a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wyattcoxelAHeard on almost 100 radio stations from coast to coast. Classic Radio Theater features great radio programs that warmed the hearts of millions for the better part of the 20th century. Host Wyatt Cox brings the best of radio classics back to life with both the passion of a long-time (as in more than half a century) fan and the heart of a forty-year newsman. But more than just “playing the hits”, Wyatt supplements the first hour of each day's show with historical information on the day and date in history including audio that takes you back to World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. FDR, Eisenhower, JFK, Reagan, Carter, Nixon, LBJ. It's a true slice of life from not just radio's past, but America's past.Wyatt produces 21 hours a week of freshly minted Classic Radio Theater presentations each week, and each day's broadcast is timely and entertaining!
Requiem in D minor, K. 626 - VI. Benedictus Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart started composing the Requiem Mass in D minor (K. 626) in Vienna in 1791, following an anonymous commision from Count Franz von Walsegg, who requested the piece to commemorate the anniversary of his wife's death. Mozart passed away on December of 1791, however, having finished and orchestrated only one movement. The Requiem is widely considered one of Mozart's greatest works, and its composition process is surrounded a shroud of mistery and myths, usually attributed to Mozart's wife Constanze, who had to keep secret the fact that Mozart hadn't completed the work in order to be able to collect the final payment from the commision. It is commonly accepted that Mozart finished the Introitus, and left detailed sketches of the Kyrie and Dies Irae all the way to the first eight bars of the Lacrimosa and parts of the Offertory. There are now several completions of the Requiem Mass, though the most common by far (considered the standard version of the piece) is the one by Franz Xaver Süssmayr. He not only completed the movements Mozart left (borrowing an unespecified amount from Joseph von Eybler's previous attemps at completing the work) but also added several movements of his own: Sanctus, Benedictus, and Agnus Dei. He then added a final section, Lux aeterna by adapting the opening two movements which Mozart had written to the different words which finish the Requiem Mass. The myth surrounding this work was increased by the fictional rivarly between Mozart and Antonio Salieri first expressed in 'Mozart and Salieri', a play by Alexander Pushkin, which in turn inspired an opera by Rismky Korsakov of the same name, the inmensely popular 1979 play 'Amadeus', by Peter Shaffer, and it's 1984 film adaptation by Miloš Forman. The Requiem is scored for 2 basset horns in F, 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets in D, 3 trombones (alto, tenor & bass), timpani (2 drums), violins, viola, and basso continuo (cello, double bass, and organ). The vocal forces include soprano, contralto, tenor, bass soloists, and an SATB mixed choir.
Rudolph Valentino nee Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filiberto Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguella (1895 - 1926) Top 5: The Eagle The Sheik/Son of the Sheik Cobra Blood and Sand Moran of the Lady Letty Movies watched: Patria (1917) - Fragments only exist; He shows up briefly in the background of a nightclub in episode 2. Movie stars Irene Castle. A Society Sensation (1918 short) - romantic male lead opposite the star Carmel Myers. Star power is evident already. But the movie is fragmented and not funny, except for Zazu Pitts. Skip it unless you are a Rudi completist. All Night (1918) - This silly bedroom farce is actually funny once it gets going. Rudi is just as funny as he is romantic. The Married Virgin (1918) - Rudi's sneer is the best thing about this drama where he plays a manipulative, conniving nobleman. The revelation in this film is Kathleen Kirkham. She must have supplied her own costumes because she presents a parade of beautiful clothes that even pop in scratchy black and white. Kirkham is quite marvelous. She started her own production company but like so many women in early Hollywood was trampled under the boot heels of misogyny. The Delicious Little Devil (1919) - a new blu-ray was released in 2021. A real delight if you like silliness. Mae Murray is the star and she is full-on, full-blown slapstick. This is the first film where Rudi is featured with some close-ups and a solid amount of screen time. He plays his romantic role with a sprightly lightness and admirable attention to character detail. And he engages in some punch-ups and door smashing. Eyes of Youth (1920) - Clunky and excruciatingly boring with a paucity of Rudi. But he so impressed June Mathis that she got him his break out part in 4 Horsemen Stolen Moments (1920) - Skip the first ⅔ and get to the hand-kissing lollapalooza. Rudi's 15 minutes or so are the only portion worth watching. The Wonderful Chance (1920) - barely 3 minutes existing on YouTube. But worth watching. Rudi plays a believable Hollywood style gangster sporting a fake moustache. Was filming this movie in NYC when he got the part of Julio in Four Horsemen. Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921) - Often credited as the film where Rudolph was discovered by the public. It was his first collaboration with June Mathis, who claims to have discovered him. Valentino had been making his way up the chain to bigger parts since the beginning of his film career but Mathis certainly spring-loaded his ascent with this co-starring role. But it's function was really more of a beta test for the movie that really shot Rudi to fame - The Sheik. Rex Ingram was not much of an editor/director and this film suffers for it. Yes, it was intended as an epic about a European family torn apart by WWI. But it is too long, lacks style, and has too little Rudi. Its great value is the showcase it offers for Rudi's dancing and his sensuality - something the American was gasping for. The gaucho/whip dance sequence is in during the 1st third of the film. Don't fail to see what captured the hearts and libidos of filmgoers the world over. Uncharted Seas (1921) - Lost film produced by Alla Nazimova that looks awesome in the stills that remain. You can see a nice compilation set to music here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASNeXq7pHbU. He met future wife Natasha Rambova on this film set. The Conquering Power (1921) - A turgid adaptation filmed by Rex Ingram of Honore de Balzac's short story Eugenie Graudet. Turgid except for Rudi. This is where you can see his skillful depiction of a character through small gestures and thoughtful acting choices. Most of his acting is pretty modern and authentic. Plus he wears spats and a monocle. Camille (1921) - The film is dominated by Alla Nazimova displaying her grandeur rather than the emotional life of Camille. Rudi does his best but he is hardly in it. The whole thing is stiff and only for the Rudi completists. During this film Rudi and Natasha Rambova started an affair and ended up moving in together. The Sheik (1921) Moran of Lady Letty (1922) - Nice piratical thriller. Rudi engages in lots of fisticuffs and action. Beyond the Rocks (1922) - Until 2003, this was a lost film. A copy was found in The Netherlands when a collector (hoarder) died and his collection of 2,000 silent films in rusty old cans made its way to the Filmmuseum. It was the Dutch version of the film entitled Golden Chains, with all the credits and intertitles in Dutch. It has been restored and a version with English intertitles is available. Well, thank goodness! Beyond the Rocks is a little gem. In it, Rudi stars opposite Gloria Swanson, both of them at the peak of their beauty and at the apex of their stardom. They have stellar romantic chemistry as lovers kept apart by the heroine's scruples about betraying her unattractive much older, yet decent, husband. Swanson's presence is commanding and lovely. Rudi is winsome and manly. There are only 2 hand kisses but I relished them both. The story, adapted from an Elinor Glynn novel, is simple. There is a meet-cute, talisman of their love (in this case a narcissus blossom), the barrier (marriage vows), ultimate sacrifice, and happy ending. All the elements we see reused and recombined endlessly. In 1922, was it still fresh? For me, it doesn't matter because the movie made me sigh even a hundred years later. Blood and Sand (1922) - This is Rudi's last movie before he walked away from his contract with Famous Players-Lasky (Paramount Pictures). Blood and Sand was a huge hit and put him at the pinnacle of international stardom. But like so many actors after him, he resented the lack of control over his own career and that his salary was not commensurate with his value. So he became the first star to try to break the stranglehold of the Hollywood moguls over his life and work, as James Cagney, Bette Davis, and Olivia deHavilland did in the 1930's and 40's. While his case was being settled, he became the spokesperson for Mineralava beauty products and toured the country dancing with his wife, Natash Rambova. Blood and Sand (1922) - This is Rudolph Valentino's last movie before he walked away from his contract with Famous Players-Lasky (Paramount Pictures). Blood and Sand was a huge hit and put him at the pinnacle of international stardom. But like so many actors after him, he resented the lack of control over his own career and that his salary was not commensurate with his value. So he became the first star to try to break the stranglehold of the Hollywood moguls over his life and work, as James Cagney, Bette Davis, and Olivia deHavilland did in the 1930's and 40's. While his case was being settled, he became the spokesperson for Mineralava beauty products and toured the country dancing with his wife, Natasha Rambova. Blood and Sand contains his most varied performance. He's athletic, arrogant, jaunty, impish, tender, nonplussed, and best of all supremely passionate as a poor, working-class lad who becomes the greatest bullfighter in all of Spain. His passion for fighting the bulls is equal only to his love for his pretty, but boring wife (Lila Lee) and to his lust for the mercurial, smoky-eyed, hip-swaying Vamp, played by the redoubtable Nita Naldi. Valentino's acting is timeless. This timelessness comes from the inner stillness he brings to every motion, look, and gesture. This stillness is most evident in the love scenes, where he emits a magnetic force that is thrilling even today. His power of attention and grounded characterization would translate to modern screens - after a few updates. On the other hand, Naldi is pure time-old theatricality. Her Vamp (the silent film version of the femme fatale) is as hot-blooded as she is cold-hearted. Her debauchery, carelessness with the hearts of men, and gleeful depravity reach an apex when she sinks her teeth into Valentino. She really perks up the the proceedings. Carlos Saura's Carmen (1983) would be a great double feature. The Young Rajah (1922) - The only memorable aspect of this movie about the heir to an Indian throne are the costumes designed for Rudi by his wife Natasha Rambova. Rambova really knows how to design clothes to highlight her husband's attributes. Rudi can really wear a turban! Unfortunately, this film is only partially intact and the best costume of all exists only in a still photograph. You can see it here: https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0884388/mediaviewer/rm2996167680/ Monsieur Beaucaire (1924) - Rudi's 1st movie after his contract dispute with Famous Player-Lasky. It is also the 1st picture where he and his wife had creative control. The critics panned it and rightly so. The film is very poorly directed and requires as much reading as a novel. The long, numerous intertitles are interspersed with scenes of people talking a great deal. There is a witty sword duel and a couple fights that enliven the dullness. But ultimately, the only thing to watch this for is shirtless Rudi in a powdered wig. Chef's kiss! The Eagle (1925) - The Eagle is one Valentino's top 5 films and one of my top 20 silent films. It succeeds so well because the film does not rely solely on Rudolph Valentino's charisma and talent to carry it. The film is directed by Clarence Brown, one of the great, and little known, early directors. Though Brown is not as well-remembered as innovators like DW Griffith or Cecil B DeMille, he was a gifted, clear-eyed director who helmed such films as Greta Garbo's first talkie, Anna Christie. The Eagle takes off at a run and doesn't look back until the final frame. The intertitles are kept to a minimum and Brown tells the delightful story, based on a novel by Alexander Pushkin, clearly with gestures, expressions, and editing. He uses the close-up extensively and effectively to convey the interplay of characters' motivations and intentions. Valentino, a young Cossack, is on the run from the ire of Catherine the Great, who has marked him for death out of vindictive pique for her spurned sexual advances. Valentino's impoverished nobleman becomes the Robin Hood-like Black Eagle, wearing one of the coolest masks ever. In the course of his adventures, he falls for the virginal Vilma Banky, who is the daughter of his arch-enemy. Delights abound when the Eagle disguises himself as a French tutor to infiltrate his enemy's abode, ala Zorro - the effete dandy hiding the rapier wit and the slashing blade of The Black Eagle. The film serves up Valentino's world-class hand kissing, several dashing costumes, complete with majestic hats, impish humor, derring-do, and love eternal. Matching Valentino's expansive on-screen talents is Louise Dresser (not to be confused with Louise Dressler) playing Catherine the Great. Dresser is a middle-aged beauty who the daffy Black Eagle was foolish to reject in favor of the tepid Vilma Banky, who has a name for the ages but is merely pretty and competent as compared to Dresser's commanding womanhood. Gary Cooper makes an early screen appearance as an uncredited masked Cossack. It would be interesting to watch The Eagle with The Adventures of Robin Hood (1935). This Errol Flynn vehicle seems to have scenes inspired by The Eagle such as the forest scene where The Black Eagle captures his lady love. Cobra (1925) - Oh my, Rudi's penultimate film. We are nearing the end. This is a top-notch vehicle for Rudi's signature louche, elegant wolf who turns into a solid gold mensch. Son of the Sheik (1925) Rudolph Valentino's final film, released only 2 weeks after his death at the age of 31 of peritonitis. He suffered the same fate as Harry Houdini another icon of the early 20th century, who also died of peritonitis 5 weeks later. They are a visible reminder of the days when otherwise healthy people died from simple infections. Valentino died on cusp of the talkie revolution. Could he have made it through the approaching upheaval with his Italian accent, in the same way Greta Garbo did with her Swedish accent? Or would he have succumbed to the new technology the way his contemporary John "The Great Lover" Gilbert did? I think his talent and intelligence would have seen him through. But am less certain if he had the financial acumen to ultimately survive the whirlwind of this life. In a nutshell, Valentino had no concept of fiscal responsibility. And it was catching up to him. The estate he left, by various reports, had no money or owed money. Valentino said, "I have everything—and I have nothing. It's all too terribly fast for me. A man should control his life. Mine is controlling me.” He passed away before he fell; and, perhaps, that is a blessing. His last film is a great film. He plays a double role as both The Sheik and Son of the Sheik. For such early cinematic days, the technology and make-up convincingly show father and son interacting in the same shot. The heat initially generated by The Sheik in 1922, flares and sizzles in this sequel. The story is better. The cinematography is better. And the female is better. The ethereal Vilma Banky (her real name) is cast as the kidnapped beauty in this love/hate/love story, while the object of desire in The Sheik, Agnes Ayers, plays Son of the Sheik's mother. Despite her function as the McGuffin of love, Banky manages to make us believe that she is a person and that the trials that the vengeful Son of TS put her through have impact, which is another element that makes this even better and more thrilling than the original. Son of TS is vengeful because he believes that Banky's dancing girl betrayed him to bandits, who tortured him in a rather sadomasochistic way - arms tied above his head, bare-chested whipping, and nipple pinching. Whoa! But she didn't. She is innocent. A comedy of errors, if you will, but more hot than humorous. This movie is a febrile stew of hinted at sexual deviation and violence. It's like wrestling with sweat-soaked sheets during a fever dream. Valentino did not want to do this sequel but he gave it his all, nonetheless. He brought back authentic Arab dress from his travels and used them in the film. He worked manfully without showing the pain he was suffering from stomach ulcers. Pola Negri, whom he was dating, said he would double over from the pain. Even though he was not there to see it, Son of the Sheik was a massive hit and pushed his stardom into the stratosphere. Ken Russell did a good, though at times surreal, biopic - Valentino (1977) - starring the ballet legend Rudolph Nureyev. Thank you to Powerbleeder for the theme song "Future Mind" listen here! Other songs in this episode: Tango- music from Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
This podcast is designed to put you to sleep. Hopefully this story won't have the opposite effect. Alexander Pushkin writes about an undertaker. I've taken this opportunity to speak about death and grief - things that can keep us awake.
Rudolph Valentino nee Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filiberto Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguella (1895 - 1926) Top 5: The Eagle The Sheik/Son of the Sheik Cobra Blood and Sand Moran of the Lady Letty Movies watched: Patria (1917) - Fragments only exist; He shows up briefly in the background of a nightclub in episode 2. Movie stars Irene Castle. A Society Sensation (1918 short) - romantic male lead opposite the star Carmel Myers. Star power is evident already. But the movie is fragmented and not funny, except for Zazu Pitts. Skip it unless you are a Rudi completist. All Night (1918) - This silly bedroom farce is actually funny once it gets going. Rudi is just as funny as he is romantic. The Married Virgin (1918) - Rudi's sneer is the best thing about this drama where he plays a manipulative, conniving nobleman. The revelation in this film is Kathleen Kirkham. She must have supplied her own costumes because she presents a parade of beautiful clothes that even pop in scratchy black and white. Kirkham is quite marvelous. She started her own production company but like so many women in early Hollywood was trampled under the boot heels of misogyny. The Delicious Little Devil (1919) - a new blu-ray was released in 2021. A real delight if you like silliness. Mae Murray is the star and she is full-on, full-blown slapstick. This is the first film where Rudi is featured with some close-ups and a solid amount of screen time. He plays his romantic role with a sprightly lightness and admirable attention to character detail. And he engages in some punch-ups and door smashing. Eyes of Youth (1920) - Clunky and excruciatingly boring with a paucity of Rudi. But he so impressed June Mathis that she got him his break out part in 4 Horsemen Stolen Moments (1920) - Skip the first ⅔ and get to the hand-kissing lollapalooza. Rudi's 15 minutes or so are the only portion worth watching. The Wonderful Chance (1920) - barely 3 minutes existing on YouTube. But worth watching. Rudi plays a believable Hollywood style gangster sporting a fake moustache. Was filming this movie in NYC when he got the part of Julio in Four Horsemen. Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921) - Often credited as the film where Rudolph was discovered by the public. It was his first collaboration with June Mathis, who claims to have discovered him. Valentino had been making his way up the chain to bigger parts since the beginning of his film career but Mathis certainly spring-loaded his ascent with this co-starring role. But it's function was really more of a beta test for the movie that really shot Rudi to fame - The Sheik. Rex Ingram was not much of an editor/director and this film suffers for it. Yes, it was intended as an epic about a European family torn apart by WWI. But it is too long, lacks style, and has too little Rudi. Its great value is the showcase it offers for Rudi's dancing and his sensuality - something the American was gasping for. The gaucho/whip dance sequence is in during the 1st third of the film. Don't fail to see what captured the hearts and libidos of filmgoers the world over. Uncharted Seas (1921) - Lost film produced by Alla Nazimova that looks awesome in the stills that remain. You can see a nice compilation set to music here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASNeXq7pHbU. He met future wife Natasha Rambova on this film set. The Conquering Power (1921) - A turgid adaptation filmed by Rex Ingram of Honore de Balzac's short story Eugenie Graudet. Turgid except for Rudi. This is where you can see his skillful depiction of a character through small gestures and thoughtful acting choices. Most of his acting is pretty modern and authentic. Plus he wears spats and a monocle. Camille (1921) - The film is dominated by Alla Nazimova displaying her grandeur rather than the emotional life of Camille. Rudi does his best but he is hardly in it. The whole thing is stiff and only for the Rudi completists. During this film Rudi and Natasha Rambova started an affair and ended up moving in together. The Sheik (1921) Moran of Lady Letty (1922) - Nice piratical thriller. Rudi engages in lots of fisticuffs and action. Beyond the Rocks (1922) - Until 2003, this was a lost film. A copy was found in The Netherlands when a collector (hoarder) died and his collection of 2,000 silent films in rusty old cans made its way to the Filmmuseum. It was the Dutch version of the film entitled Golden Chains, with all the credits and intertitles in Dutch. It has been restored and a version with English intertitles is available. Well, thank goodness! Beyond the Rocks is a little gem. In it, Rudi stars opposite Gloria Swanson, both of them at the peak of their beauty and at the apex of their stardom. They have stellar romantic chemistry as lovers kept apart by the heroine's scruples about betraying her unattractive much older, yet decent, husband. Swanson's presence is commanding and lovely. Rudi is winsome and manly. There are only 2 hand kisses but I relished them both. The story, adapted from an Elinor Glynn novel, is simple. There is a meet-cute, talisman of their love (in this case a narcissus blossom), the barrier (marriage vows), ultimate sacrifice, and happy ending. All the elements we see reused and recombined endlessly. In 1922, was it still fresh? For me, it doesn't matter because the movie made me sigh even a hundred years later. Blood and Sand (1922) - This is Rudi's last movie before he walked away from his contract with Famous Players-Lasky (Paramount Pictures). Blood and Sand was a huge hit and put him at the pinnacle of international stardom. But like so many actors after him, he resented the lack of control over his own career and that his salary was not commensurate with his value. So he became the first star to try to break the stranglehold of the Hollywood moguls over his life and work, as James Cagney, Bette Davis, and Olivia deHavilland did in the 1930's and 40's. While his case was being settled, he became the spokesperson for Mineralava beauty products and toured the country dancing with his wife, Natash Rambova. Blood and Sand (1922) - This is Rudolph Valentino's last movie before he walked away from his contract with Famous Players-Lasky (Paramount Pictures). Blood and Sand was a huge hit and put him at the pinnacle of international stardom. But like so many actors after him, he resented the lack of control over his own career and that his salary was not commensurate with his value. So he became the first star to try to break the stranglehold of the Hollywood moguls over his life and work, as James Cagney, Bette Davis, and Olivia deHavilland did in the 1930's and 40's. While his case was being settled, he became the spokesperson for Mineralava beauty products and toured the country dancing with his wife, Natasha Rambova. Blood and Sand contains his most varied performance. He's athletic, arrogant, jaunty, impish, tender, nonplussed, and best of all supremely passionate as a poor, working-class lad who becomes the greatest bullfighter in all of Spain. His passion for fighting the bulls is equal only to his love for his pretty, but boring wife (Lila Lee) and to his lust for the mercurial, smoky-eyed, hip-swaying Vamp, played by the redoubtable Nita Naldi. Valentino's acting is timeless. This timelessness comes from the inner stillness he brings to every motion, look, and gesture. This stillness is most evident in the love scenes, where he emits a magnetic force that is thrilling even today. His power of attention and grounded characterization would translate to modern screens - after a few updates. On the other hand, Naldi is pure time-old theatricality. Her Vamp (the silent film version of the femme fatale) is as hot-blooded as she is cold-hearted. Her debauchery, carelessness with the hearts of men, and gleeful depravity reach an apex when she sinks her teeth into Valentino. She really perks up the the proceedings. Carlos Saura's Carmen (1983) would be a great double feature. The Young Rajah (1922) - The only memorable aspect of this movie about the heir to an Indian throne are the costumes designed for Rudi by his wife Natasha Rambova. Rambova really knows how to design clothes to highlight her husband's attributes. Rudi can really wear a turban! Unfortunately, this film is only partially intact and the best costume of all exists only in a still photograph. You can see it here: https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0884388/mediaviewer/rm2996167680/ Monsieur Beaucaire (1924) - Rudi's 1st movie after his contract dispute with Famous Player-Lasky. It is also the 1st picture where he and his wife had creative control. The critics panned it and rightly so. The film is very poorly directed and requires as much reading as a novel. The long, numerous intertitles are interspersed with scenes of people talking a great deal. There is a witty sword duel and a couple fights that enliven the dullness. But ultimately, the only thing to watch this for is shirtless Rudi in a powdered wig. Chef's kiss! The Eagle (1925) - The Eagle is one Valentino's top 5 films and one of my top 20 silent films. It succeeds so well because the film does not rely solely on Rudolph Valentino's charisma and talent to carry it. The film is directed by Clarence Brown, one of the great, and little known, early directors. Though Brown is not as well-remembered as innovators like DW Griffith or Cecil B DeMille, he was a gifted, clear-eyed director who helmed such films as Greta Garbo's first talkie, Anna Christie. The Eagle takes off at a run and doesn't look back until the final frame. The intertitles are kept to a minimum and Brown tells the delightful story, based on a novel by Alexander Pushkin, clearly with gestures, expressions, and editing. He uses the close-up extensively and effectively to convey the interplay of characters' motivations and intentions. Valentino, a young Cossack, is on the run from the ire of Catherine the Great, who has marked him for death out of vindictive pique for her spurned sexual advances. Valentino's impoverished nobleman becomes the Robin Hood-like Black Eagle, wearing one of the coolest masks ever. In the course of his adventures, he falls for the virginal Vilma Banky, who is the daughter of his arch-enemy. Delights abound when the Eagle disguises himself as a French tutor to infiltrate his enemy's abode, ala Zorro - the effete dandy hiding the rapier wit and the slashing blade of The Black Eagle. The film serves up Valentino's world-class hand kissing, several dashing costumes, complete with majestic hats, impish humor, derring-do, and love eternal. Matching Valentino's expansive on-screen talents is Louise Dresser (not to be confused with Louise Dressler) playing Catherine the Great. Dresser is a middle-aged beauty who the daffy Black Eagle was foolish to reject in favor of the tepid Vilma Banky, who has a name for the ages but is merely pretty and competent as compared to Dresser's commanding womanhood. Gary Cooper makes an early screen appearance as an uncredited masked Cossack. It would be interesting to watch The Eagle with The Adventures of Robin Hood (1935). This Errol Flynn vehicle seems to have scenes inspired by The Eagle such as the forest scene where The Black Eagle captures his lady love. Cobra (1925) - Oh my, Rudi's penultimate film. We are nearing the end. This is a top-notch vehicle for Rudi's signature louche, elegant wolf who turns into a solid gold mensch. Son of the Sheik (1925) Rudolph Valentino's final film, released only 2 weeks after his death at the age of 31 of peritonitis. He suffered the same fate as Harry Houdini another icon of the early 20th century, who also died of peritonitis 5 weeks later. They are a visible reminder of the days when otherwise healthy people died from simple infections. Valentino died on cusp of the talkie revolution. Could he have made it through the approaching upheaval with his Italian accent, in the same way Greta Garbo did with her Swedish accent? Or would he have succumbed to the new technology the way his contemporary John "The Great Lover" Gilbert did? I think his talent and intelligence would have seen him through. But am less certain if he had the financial acumen to ultimately survive the whirlwind of this life. In a nutshell, Valentino had no concept of fiscal responsibility. And it was catching up to him. The estate he left, by various reports, had no money or owed money. Valentino said, "I have everything—and I have nothing. It's all too terribly fast for me. A man should control his life. Mine is controlling me.” He passed away before he fell; and, perhaps, that is a blessing. His last film is a great film. He plays a double role as both The Sheik and Son of the Sheik. For such early cinematic days, the technology and make-up convincingly show father and son interacting in the same shot. The heat initially generated by The Sheik in 1922, flares and sizzles in this sequel. The story is better. The cinematography is better. And the female is better. The ethereal Vilma Banky (her real name) is cast as the kidnapped beauty in this love/hate/love story, while the object of desire in The Sheik, Agnes Ayers, plays Son of the Sheik's mother. Despite her function as the McGuffin of love, Banky manages to make us believe that she is a person and that the trials that the vengeful Son of TS put her through have impact, which is another element that makes this even better and more thrilling than the original. Son of TS is vengeful because he believes that Banky's dancing girl betrayed him to bandits, who tortured him in a rather sadomasochistic way - arms tied above his head, bare-chested whipping, and nipple pinching. Whoa! But she didn't. She is innocent. A comedy of errors, if you will, but more hot than humorous. This movie is a febrile stew of hinted at sexual deviation and violence. It's like wrestling with sweat-soaked sheets during a fever dream. Valentino did not want to do this sequel but he gave it his all, nonetheless. He brought back authentic Arab dress from his travels and used them in the film. He worked manfully without showing the pain he was suffering from stomach ulcers. Pola Negri, whom he was dating, said he would double over from the pain. Even though he was not there to see it, Son of the Sheik was a massive hit and pushed his stardom into the stratosphere. Ken Russell did a good, though at times surreal, biopic - Valentino (1977) - starring the ballet legend Rudolph Nureyev. Thank you to Powerbleeder for the theme song "Future Mind" listen here! Other songs in this episode: Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend- Marilyn Monroe Ten Cents a Dance- Ruth Etting
A young woman working as a servant for a cruel countess falls in love with the man across the street. It seems like a fairy tale, but are there more sinister motivations at play? Adapted from " The Queen of Spades" by Alexander Pushkin
It's been a while since I've done a speed dating bonus episode, and this one is all about Russian novels for the Reading Envy Russia novel quarter. I discuss books I tried, what I think of them, and books I read previously. We might be moving on to non-fiction officially, but that doesn't mean we have to leave Russian literature behind forever. Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 243: Russian Novel Speed Date Subscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Or listen via StitcherOr listen through Spotify Or listen through Google Podcasts Books discussed:An Evening with Claire by Gaito Gazdanov, translated by Bryan KaretnykThe Sentence by Louise ErdrichFirst Love by Ivan Turgenev, translated by Richard FreebornEugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin, translated by Leo TolstoyOblomov by Ivan Goncherov, translated by Stephen PearlLolita by Vladimir NabokovZuleikha by Guzel Yakhina, translated by Lisa C. HaydenThe Time of Women by Elena Chizhova, translated by Simon Patterson and Nina ChordasUntraceable by Sergei Lebedev, translated by Antonina W. BouisOblivion by Sergei Lebedev, translated by Antonina W. BouisBrisbane by Eugene Vodolazkin, translated by Marian SchwartzLaurus by Eugene Vodolazkin, translated by Lisa C. HaydenAnna K.: A Love Story by Jenny LeeAnna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, translated by Constance GarrettThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, translated by David McDuffThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov, translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa VolokhonskyA Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony MarraThe Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony MarraCity of Thieves by David BenioffA Gentleman in Moscow by Amor TowlesThe Bookworm by Mitch SilverA Terrible Country by Keith GessenFardwor, Russia! by Oleg Kashin, translated by Will EvansRelated episodes: Episode 228 - Full of Secrets with Audrey Episode 135 - Speed Dating 2018, Round 5Episode 113 - Speed Dating 2018, round 1Episode 117 - Speed Dating 2018, round 2Episode 120 - Summer Reading; Speed Dating 2018, round 3 Episode 128 - Poetry and Whale Guts (Bonus episode; Speed Dating 2018, round 4)Episode 063 - Desolation Road (book speed dating and books on grief)Episode 059 - Are you Inspired Yet? bonus book speed datingEpisode 047 - Sex with Elvis: Bonus Book Speed Dating EpisodeEpisode 035 - Speed Dating Books Stalk us online:Jenny at GoodreadsJenny on TwitterJenny is @readingenvy on Instagram and Litsy All links to books are through Bookshop.org, where I am an affiliate. I wanted more money to go to the actual publishers and authors. I link to Amazon when a book is not listed with Bookshop.
Podcast 34: Pushkin's Hero, Tatyana Larina In this program, my aim is to introduce the hearer to the hero (now rapidly becoming a gender-neutral term) of Alexander Pushkin's world-famed novel in verse, Eugene Onegin. In many ways, she earns the laudatory title I'm giving her, and my presentation will help you get acquainted with her background, her cultural context, her family life, her mother's personality, and her strong, evolving personality and character. My “interview” technique, following each 14-line poem of Pushkin's with a commentary-sonnet of my own, was stimulated by the narrator's own habit of inserting his own comments repeatedly into the action of the highly absorbing verse novel. After reading poems 1.1 and 1.5, together with my verse “replies,” to show how my “interview” or “dialogue” book operates, in my readings about Tatyana I'll feature, first, sections 2.23-2.35 with my two poems about Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras) as observed in upstate New York. Then I'll recite from section 3.1 to 3.21. The action at this point will have reached a point of major suspense….
In this episode we talking about Alexander Pushkin's strange pride in his African sensuality, the difficulty of mourning, and nostalgia for sleepovers. Give a listen as we shoot the shit. If you like what you hear, find us on Patreon at patreon.com/therilkeanzoo for more content. Text: George Gibian ed., The Portable Nineteenth-Century Russian Reader (New York, NY: Penguin, 1993), 1.
Mánudagur til mæðu og þriðjudagur til þrautar, en við lok vinnuvikunnar munum við uppskera með lukku og sælu, eða hvað? Snorri Rafn Hallsson, heimspekingur staðsettur í Vínarborg, fjallaði hér í pistlaseríu á haustmánuðum um áhrif tæknivæddrar veraldar á líf okkar. Nú á vormánuðum mun hann taka fyrir fyrirbærið ATVINNU. Hvenær varð þetta hugtak til og hvernig hefur fyrirbærið þróast í gegnum tíðina. Það má segja að í dag sé vinnan ekki aðeins nauðsyn heldur líka umbun í sjálfu sér, miðpunktur lífisins og mögulega sjálfsins. En til hvers erum við að þessu og viljum við hafa þetta svona? Heyrum hugleiðingar Snorra Rafns um vinnu hér á eftir. Við tökum okkur líka merkilega bók í hönd, hún heitir Sögur Belkíns og er þekkt safn smásagna eftir Alexander Pushkin sem nú er komið út í nýrri íslenskri þýðingu Rebekku Þráinsdóttur. Sögurnar komu út fyrst árið 1831, á látlausan en meitlaðan máta er þar sagt frá einvígum, draugasamkomu, misskilningi í ástum og óvæntum endalokum. Við ræðum við Rebekku um Puskin og sögur Belkíns í síðari hluta víðsjár. Bréfalúgan, er hún á hverfandi hveli? Hver veit, hún er allavega uppspretta skemmtilegra pælinga sem urðu að lágmyndum í bronsi í höndum listamannsins Baldvins Einarssonar. Við kíkjum niður í bæ.
Mánudagur til mæðu og þriðjudagur til þrautar, en við lok vinnuvikunnar munum við uppskera með lukku og sælu, eða hvað? Snorri Rafn Hallsson, heimspekingur staðsettur í Vínarborg, fjallaði hér í pistlaseríu á haustmánuðum um áhrif tæknivæddrar veraldar á líf okkar. Nú á vormánuðum mun hann taka fyrir fyrirbærið ATVINNU. Hvenær varð þetta hugtak til og hvernig hefur fyrirbærið þróast í gegnum tíðina. Það má segja að í dag sé vinnan ekki aðeins nauðsyn heldur líka umbun í sjálfu sér, miðpunktur lífisins og mögulega sjálfsins. En til hvers erum við að þessu og viljum við hafa þetta svona? Heyrum hugleiðingar Snorra Rafns um vinnu hér á eftir. Við tökum okkur líka merkilega bók í hönd, hún heitir Sögur Belkíns og er þekkt safn smásagna eftir Alexander Pushkin sem nú er komið út í nýrri íslenskri þýðingu Rebekku Þráinsdóttur. Sögurnar komu út fyrst árið 1831, á látlausan en meitlaðan máta er þar sagt frá einvígum, draugasamkomu, misskilningi í ástum og óvæntum endalokum. Við ræðum við Rebekku um Puskin og sögur Belkíns í síðari hluta víðsjár. Bréfalúgan, er hún á hverfandi hveli? Hver veit, hún er allavega uppspretta skemmtilegra pælinga sem urðu að lágmyndum í bronsi í höndum listamannsins Baldvins Einarssonar. Við kíkjum niður í bæ.
生於18、19世紀之交的普希金（Alexander Pushkin），38歲即因意外早逝，然而他在俄國文學史的地位，以及對藝術、音樂的影響，讓後世不僅稱他為「俄國文學之父」、「俄羅斯詩歌的太陽」，也說「欣賞俄國音樂，其實也就是欣賞普希金」。 . 普希金的地位為何如此崇高？我們如何領會他的作品之美？從人人耳熟能詳的旋律〈大黃蜂的飛行〉，到「擁有三張牌就是永遠的贏家」、冷酷驚悚雅俗共賞的《黑桃皇后》，《樂讀普希金》作者焦元溥與女高音林慈音將與大家分享，即使不懂俄文，也能在聲音裡感受的詩韻之美。 . 來賓｜林慈音（女高音） 主持｜焦元溥（作家．本書作者） . ▍ 重點摘要
Welcome to Girl, Goodnightmares where we help you sleep in melanated peace with a spooky twist. Tonight, we will be reading “The Undertaker” a short story written by Alexander Pushkin in 1831.The Undertaker is the story of Adrian Prohoroff, an undertaker who has recently moved to a new place. He is invited to a wedding by his new neighbor and has a little too much to drink. Feeling insulted, Adrian leaves the party and falls into a drunken slumber where he is visited by the corpses that he has previously buried. Stay ConnectedInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnightYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriberSubmit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/girl-goodnight/exclusive-content
Welcome to Girl, Goodnightmares where we help you sleep in melanated peace with a spooky twist. Tonight, we will be reading “The Queen of Spades” a short story written by Alexander Pushkin in 1834.The Queen of spades is the story of a Russian officer of German descent name Hermann who learns of an old woman that knows secrets about winning at the card game faro. He begins a relationship with Lizaveta to gain access to the old woman who is not willing to reveal her secrets. The old woman dies and visits Hermann in his dreams to tell him the winning cards. On his last bet, Hermann is terrified to discover that he won slightly more than he bargained for. Stay ConnectedInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnightYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriberSubmit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/girl-goodnight/exclusive-content
Welcome to Girl, Goodnightmares where we help you sleep in melanated peace with a spooky twist. Tonight, we will be reading “The Queen of Spades” a short story written by Alexander Pushkin in 1834.The Queen of spades is the story of a Russian officer of German descent name Hermann who learns of an old woman that knows secrets about winning at the card game faro. He begins a relationship with Lizaveta to gain access to the old woman who is not willing to reveal her secrets. The old woman dies and visits Hermann in his dreams to tell him the winning cards. On his last bet, Hermann is terrified to discover that he won slightly more than he bargained for. Stay ConnectedInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnightYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriberSubmit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/girl-goodnight/exclusive-content
Welcome to Girl, Goodnightmares where we help you sleep in melanated peace with a spooky twist. Tonight, we will be reading “The Queen of Spades” a short story written by Alexander Pushkin in 1834.The Queen of spades is the story of a Russian officer of German descent name Hermann who learns of an old woman that knows secrets about winning at the card game faro. He begins a relationship with Lizaveta to gain access to the old woman who is not willing to reveal her secrets. The old woman dies and visits Hermann in his dreams to tell him the winning cards. On his last bet, Hermann is terrified to discover that he won slightly more than he bargained for. Stay ConnectedInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/girl_goodnight/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GirlGoodnightYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjGu7IIV8TVjJcP8CM2IbQ?view_as=subscriberSubmit original work to be featured on the show and make suggestions for future episodes by emailing girlgoodnightpodcast@gmail.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/girl-goodnight/exclusive-content
Listen on Patreon and find links to this week's and next week's readings. We're back this week with The Queen of Spades by Alexander Pushkin. In this first episode of our 19th century Russian literature cycle, we cover one of the classic stories by the originator of modern Russian fiction and get our fill of gambling, ghosts, masonic rituals, and a whole lot of numerology.
In this episode, Catriona Kelly introduces Russian literature centred around the figure of Alexander Pushkin that permeates into national culture. Learn more about Russian Literature: A Very Short Introduction here:https://global.oup.com/academic/product/russian-literature-a-very-short-introduction-9780192801449 Catriona Kelly is a Professor of Russian, University of Oxford and Fellow of New College and Lecturerer at Merton College. Follow The Very Short Introductions … Continue reading Russian Literature – The Very Short Introductions Podcast – Episode 16 →
This classic, which was written down in verse by Alexander Pushkin, Russia's greatest poet, is a cautionary tale about the danger of desiring too much. No villains or heroes in this one, just some unexpected magic from a talking fish... and the surprising lengths to which some people will go when given a bit of power. Perhaps, in a way, this is a perfect story for election season. In the analysis section, Nicholas Kotar reads a short essay from Ivan Ilyin on the necessity for everyone, in times of crisis, not to search for answers outside, but to begin the hard work of inner transformation. It is a consoling, but challenging, message that transcends partisan lines, and reminds us of what's really important, and how we can begin to effect real change in our world, even today.
Magpie Chatter (From A Pushkin Wreath) Georgy Sviridov (1915-1998) [Sung in Russian] [English translation:] A white-flanked magpie chatters ‘neath my front gate, jumping to and fro, the motley bird foretells that I shall have guests. And imaginary bell rings in my ears, The crimson ray of dawn glimmers, and the silvery snow-dust glistens. Sleigh-bells ring, little drums beat, whilst the people, my, oh my, gaze at the gypsy girl. The gypsy girl dances, beating loudly on a drum, ah, she waves her handkerchief, laughs merrily and sings: “I'm a songstress, I'm a singer, and a first-rate enchantress. Take me with you, don't regret it, with me the trip will be more fun!” — Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837) The poem “Magpie Chatter” was recited by Marianna Parnas-Simpson, alto. The song selection was performed by soloists Lynelle Rowley, Stephanie Handal and Penelope Campbell with the Houston Chamber Choir at Yale University during its 2012 tour of the Northeast.
The Storm Has Wrapped the Sky in Darkness Alexander Dargomyzhsky (1813-1869) [Sung in Russian] [English translation:] The storm wind covers the sky Whirling the fleecy snow drifts, Now it howls like a wolf, Now it is crying, like a lost child, Now rustling the decayed thatch On our tumbledown roof, Now, like a delayed traveler, Knocking on our window pane. Our wretched little cottage Is gloomy and dark. Why do you sit all silent Hugging the window, old gran? Has the howling of the storm Wearied you, at last, dear friend? Or are you dozing fitfully Under the spinning wheel's humming? Let us drink, dearest friend To my poor wasted youth. Let us drink from grief—where's the glass? Our hearts, at least, will be lightened. Sing me a song of how the bluetit Quietly lives across the sea. Sing me a song of how the young girl Went to fetch water in the morning. The storm wind covers the sky Whirling the fleecy snow drifts Now it howls like a wolf, Now it is crying, like a lost child. Let us drink, dearest friend To my poor wasted youth. Let us drink from grief—where's the glass? Our hearts at least will be lightened. — Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837) “The Storm Has Wrapped the Sky in Darkness” was recorded by the Houston Chamber Choir in the album "Ravishingly Russian" released in 2010 by MSR Classics.
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