The Shot by Pushkin
Show Notes: This week, Matt and Cameron bring you a shorter one (finally)! They’ll be covering - at long, long last - “The Shot” by Aleksandr Pushkin. Tune in to hear stories of officer intrigue, duels fought and left unfought, and the existential terror of being cornered at a party by the a dude whose main hobby is shooting handguns into his own wall. Switch out the beer for a kvass or water for this one because - say it with me - alcohol and firearms don’t mix. Enjoy! Major themes: Psychological Duels, Byronic Subversions, and Cherry Pits 02:03 - Oculus Founder Says He’s Working on an Exploding VR Headset that Actually Kills Players if They Lose 06:00 - While the whole Russian Cyrillic alphabet has 33 letters, only 32 of them are technically letters. 08:00 - Faro Buy this book with our affiliate links on Bookshop or Amazon! 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