Love of Worker Bees by Kollontai

Show Notes: This week, Matt and Cameron dive into Love of the Worker Bees by Alexandra Kollontai, a major figure of early Soviet Union Bolshevik politics. Though she would later fall out of favor due to her outspoken opposition to the changing Bolshevik party, Kollontai remained a USSR official, Marxist feminist theorist, and author until her death. I know, I know, more Soviet political theory—some day you will find this as interesting as we do. It’s just a matter of time. Major themes: Adultery, *Our* kid, New Economic Policy = Capitalism? 33:40 - This is what they tell Vasilisa, to be clear, and is not a reflection of my personal views. Our links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠All links⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠PATREON⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠ Socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ The music used in this episode was “soviet march,” by Toasted Tomatoes. You can find more of their work on Bandcamp and Youtube. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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The Slavic Literature Pod is your guide to the literary traditions in and around the Slavic world. On each episode, Cameron Lallana sits down with scholars, translators and other experts to dive deep into big books, short stories, film, and everything in between. You’ll get an approachable introduction to the scholarship and big ideas surrounding these canons roughly two Fridays per month.