#27: Back in the USSR

Family drama, circa 1930: Yuri Slezkine tells the saga of the House of Government, a communal residence where top Soviet officials and their families lived, loved, died, and disappeared in the years after the Russian Revolution; Caroline Moorehead introduces American audiences to the story of the Rossellis, the family at the forefront of the fight against Mussolini’s fascism. • Episode Page: https://theamericanscholar.org/back-in-the-ussr/ • Go beyond the episode: • Yuri Slezkine’s House of Government • Watch Neighbors of the Kremlin, a documentary about the House on the Embankment • Caroline Moorehead’s A Bold and Dangerous Family • Read poetry by Carlo Rosselli’s daughter, Amelia (named after his mother), whose work has only recently been translated • Explore the Fondazione Rosselli archives online • Tune in every two weeks to catch interviews with the liveliest voices from literature, the arts, sciences, history, and public affairs; reports on cutting-edge works in progress; long-form narratives; and compelling excerpts from new books. Hosted by Stephanie Bastek. • Subscribe: iTunes • Feedburner • Stitcher • Google Play • Acast • Have suggestions for projects you’d like us to catch up on, or writers you want to hear from? Send us a note: podcast [at] theamericanscholar [dot] org. And rate us on iTunes!

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