Sankya p.2 by Prilepin

Show Notes: This week, Matt and Cameron finish Zakhar Prilepin’s Sankya (affectionately retitled Sankya: Reeeeee), reading chapters 8-13. They’ll also be going over the ties between the messaging of the story and some of Prilepin’s real-life political engagement. Major themes: fatherlessness, arson, murderous intent, National Bolshevism. 8:00 - I meant to say 2014. Please don’t come for me in the comments. 13:17 - “eet eez” 17:39 - Right as according to his own moral philosophy, not according to...you know, my moral standards. 35:25 - “For real,” as if them committing arson at the McDonald’s wasn’t real in comparison. 35:33 - United Russia being Putin’s real-life political party. 45:48 - If we consider this most broadly, there are about 72 regions in Russia. 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.