A Bittersweet Cinematic Symphony: Kurosawa adapts Gorky
And now for something slightly tangential. Earlier this week, I joined hosts Joel and Spencer on the High and Low podcast to discuss...
Lenin's Hate Speech is Alive & Well: Guest Post by Tanel Vahisalu of Smart Histories
"As a teacher, Lenin urged for, and incited, class violence through terror. His philosophies on the ruling class, bourgeoisie, and his
The Revel is in the Detail: Interview with Food Anthropologist & Russian Revels Co-Founder Katri
"It was quite serendipitous, as I didn’t know Karina beforehand. But we hit it off straight away because we had a lot of similarities i
Stepping Back a Century: Project 1917
"This is no work of fiction; it is entirely based on primary sources... ranging from diary entries, to personal correspondence, to news
The Bow is Mightier: Interview with Violinist & Globus Music Co-Founder Emma-Marie Kabanova
“I’d go in there and play the fool really; I’d ask them what music they liked and I wouldn’t have a clue what it was and for them that would
Battleships & Bass Solos: Russophiles Unite creator Ally joins Classic Schmassic podcast hosts C
"Classic Schmassic is a winning combination of thoughtful analysis and unabashed silliness."
'There was a certain man in Russia long ago' *Ahem*...Here's some stuff about the notori
"A century ago today, the infamous mystic Grigory Rasputin was murdered by a group of noblemen in Petrograd, Russia’s pre-revolutionary
Life at the Edge of the World: the Hideously Beautiful Siberian City of Norilsk
"Norilsk might be described as a giant monument to human stubbornness in the face of some of the harshest conditions on the planet.&quo
Tackling Tarkovsky: 'Poetic Harmony', a video essay by Lewis Bond
"Lewis Bond’s purposeful selection of images, music and audio clips from interviews with the director and cast members made me really w
Reaching for the Tsars: Interview with BBC Radio Dramatist Mike Walker
"Any historical storyteller or dramatist has a duty to the listener to be as honest as they can. You can adapt but you can never lie."