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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.

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  • Zvenihora (1928) directed by Oleksandr Dovzhenko
    Feb 13 2026

    Show Notes:


    This week, Cameron returns to the beginning of Oleksandr Dovzhenko’s Ukrainian Trilogy with “Zvenihora.” The film, released in 1928, explores a thousand years of Ukrainian history — spanning from Varangian invasion to the rise of the Soviet Union. The film is a fascinating take on Soviet film, mashing together Ukrainian culture and the new, Soviet reality.


    You may have noticed this episode is two hours long….so, I decided to look into why I was finding inconsistent information on Dovzhenko’s life in the episode on “Earth.” Turns out, there’s a good reason for that. Oh, boy, do we get into that in this episode.


    Oleksandr Dovzhenko’s 1939 autobiography


    My notes on George Liber’s Alexander Dovzhenko: A Life in Soviet Film


    The music used in this episode was “Старое Кино / Staroye Kino,” by Перемотка / Peremotka. You can find more of their work on Bandcamp and Youtube.


    Our links: Website | ⁠Discord⁠

    Socials: Instagram⁠ | BlueSky | Twitter⁠ | Facebook


    Questions, comments, want to hear your voice on a bonus episode? Send us an email at slaviclitpod@gmail.com.




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    1 Std. und 53 Min.
  • Anton Chekhov, Earliest Stories (w/ editors Rosamund Bartlett and Elena Michajlowska)
    Jan 21 2026

    Show Notes:


    This week, we see that every author starts somewhere in Anton Chekhov, Earliest Stories: Stories, Novellas, Humoresques, 1880-1882. To talk about Chekhov’s earliest published stories, Cameron sits down with Elena Michajlowska and Rosamund Bartlett. The pair not only edited the collection, but also oversaw the unusual editing process that involved 83 other translators across the world.


    They’ll talk about where Chekhov was this early in his career, the editing process and what kinds of stories we find among this juvanalia.


    Book tickets for Rosamund and Elena’s event at Pushkin House here.


    Follow the Anton Chekhov Foundation on Instagram @antonchekhovfoundation


    Read more on the foundation’s blog here.


    Check out their website antonchekhovfoundation.org


    Learn more about the Early Chekhov Translation Project here



    The music used in this episode was “Старое Кино / Staroye Kino,” by Перемотка / Peremotka. You can find more of their work on Bandcamp and Youtube.


    Our links: Website | ⁠Discord⁠

    Socials: Instagram⁠ | BlueSky | Twitter⁠ | Facebook


    Questions, comments, want to hear your voice on a bonus episode? Send us an email at slaviclitpod@gmail.com.



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    1 Std. und 10 Min.
  • My five favorite films of the year + Sayat Nova, dir. by Sergei Parajanov
    Jan 1 2026

    Show Notes:

    This week, Cameron talks a little bit about director Sergei Parajanov’s “Sayat Nova” (also known as The Color of Pomegranates), and five other films he really liked this year.


    Want to see the video version of this episode? Check it out here: https://youtu.be/khXaVt0ilFc



    Also, sorry, the name of the theater is Dreamland Cinema. I forgot to say that in the video.


    An Analysis of the Color of Pomegranates by YouTuber Blythe


    Sinners and the Death of Black art by YouTube F. D. Signifier


    Goodnight Irene, dir. by Sterlin Harjo


    The music used in this episode was “Старое Кино / Staroye Kino,” by Перемотка / Peremotka. You can find more of their work on Bandcamp and Youtube.


    Our links: Website | ⁠Discord⁠

    Socials: Instagram⁠ | BlueSky | Twitter⁠ | Facebook


    Questions, comments, want to hear your voice on a bonus episode? Send us an email at slaviclitpod@gmail.com.



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    42 Min.
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