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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."