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Idleness that is always with you

Duration: 0:33:44

Polk podcast revisits how Russian literature speaks of idleness . From the blissful bliss of romantic poets to the pathological inactivity of Oblomov . From moralizing verses of Marshak and Barto to the real trial of the "parasite" Brodsky .

Language: Russian
Topics: LiteraturePoetryRussian LiteratureOblomovBrodskyMarshakBarto

The walls help

Duration: 0:31:42

A house in Russian literature is not just a dwelling: it is a place where you feel good, where you want to return, but most often this place turns out to be an unattainable dream . What kind of house did Russian writers — and the heroes of their books — dream about? In what did they see the ideal of home comfort - and which houses seemed unbearable to them?

Language: Russian
Topics: Russian studiesRussian LiteratureOblomovRussian writers