Roadside Picnic and Russian N-words feat. Masha
Feb 22, 2025•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 98
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Episode description
On this episode, we chat with Masha about the Soviet science fiction novel Roadside Picnic, by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky.
Russian nihilism and existentialism, Soviet censorship, the unique flavour of Soviet-era science fiction, how to say slurs in Russian and more!
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