The Slavic Literature Pod is your guide to one of the most important—yet understudied—literary traditions. Every episode, Russian literature PhD Candidate Matt Gerasimovich and Personable Audio Expert Cameron Lallana 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 this canon three Fridays per month.

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Covering thoughts shared by some of our listeners on our Discord and on social media about Part 3, Chapter 2 of Vasily Grossman&#39;s Life and Fate. You can read our post about the chapter <a href="https://slaviclitpod.com/life-and-fate-read-along-part-3-chapter-2/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.If you haven&#39;t already signed up to get daily emails reflecting on each chapter of Life and Fate, you can do so on our <a href="https://slaviclitpod.com/lifeandfate24" rel="nofollow">website</a>.Be sure to follow us on <a href="https://instagram.com/slaviclitpod" rel="nofollow">Instagram </a>and join our <a href="https://discord.gg/2PtA959SZh" rel="nofollow">Discord </a>to participate in the discussion.

Life and Fate Read Along: Part 3, Chapter 2

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Covering thoughts shared by some of our listeners on our Discord and on social media about Part 3, Chapter 1 of Vasily Grossman&#39;s Life and Fate. You can read our post about the chapter <a href="https://slaviclitpod.com/life-and-fate-read-along-part-3-chapter-1/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.If you haven&#39;t already signed up to get daily emails reflecting on each chapter of Life and Fate, you can do so on our <a href="https://slaviclitpod.com/lifeandfate24" rel="nofollow">website</a>.Be sure to follow us on <a href="https://instagram.com/slaviclitpod" rel="nofollow">Instagram </a>and join our <a href="https://discord.gg/2PtA959SZh" rel="nofollow">Discord </a>to participate in the discussion.

Life and Fate Read Along: Part 3, Chapter 1

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Covering thoughts shared by some of our listeners on our Discord and on social media about Part 2, Chapter 63 of Vasily Grossman&#39;s Life and Fate. You can read our post about the chapter <a href="https://slaviclitpod.com/life-and-fate-read-along-part-3-chapter-1/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.If you haven&#39;t already signed up to get daily emails reflecting on each chapter of Life and Fate, you can do so on our <a href="https://slaviclitpod.com/lifeandfate24" rel="nofollow">website</a>.Be sure to follow us on <a href="https://instagram.com/slaviclitpod" rel="nofollow">Instagram </a>and join our <a href="https://discord.gg/2PtA959SZh" rel="nofollow">Discord </a>to participate in the discussion.Thanks to Dominique and UnitedNihilists for their thoughts in this episode.

Life and Fate Read Along: Part 2, Chapter 63

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Covering thoughts shared by some of our listeners on our Discord and on social media about Part 2, Chapter 62 of Vasily Grossman&#39;s Life and Fate. You can read our post about the chapter <a href="https://slaviclitpod.com/life-and-fate-read-along-part-2-chapter-62/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.If you haven&#39;t already signed up to get daily emails reflecting on each chapter of Life and Fate, you can do so on our <a href="https://slaviclitpod.com/lifeandfate24" rel="nofollow">website</a>.Be sure to follow us on <a href="https://instagram.com/slaviclitpod" rel="nofollow">Instagram </a>and join our <a href="https://discord.gg/2PtA959SZh" rel="nofollow">Discord </a>to participate in the discussion.

Life and Fate Read Along: Part 2, Chapter 62

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Covering thoughts shared by some of our listeners on our Discord and on social media about Part 2, Chapter 61 of Vasily Grossman&#39;s Life and Fate. You can read our post about the chapter <a href="https://slaviclitpod.com/life-and-fate-read-along-part-2-chapter-61/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.If you haven&#39;t already signed up to get daily emails reflecting on each chapter of Life and Fate, you can do so on our <a href="https://slaviclitpod.com/lifeandfate24" rel="nofollow">website</a>.Be sure to follow us on <a href="https://instagram.com/slaviclitpod" rel="nofollow">Instagram </a>and join our <a href="https://discord.gg/2PtA959SZh" rel="nofollow">Discord </a>to participate in the discussion.

Life and Fate Read Along: Part 2, Chapter 61

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Covering thoughts shared by some of our listeners on our Discord and on social media about Part 2, Chapter 60 of Vasily Grossman&#39;s Life and Fate. You can read our post about the chapter <a href="https://slaviclitpod.com/life-and-fate-read-along-part-2-chapter-60/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.If you haven&#39;t already signed up to get daily emails reflecting on each chapter of Life and Fate, you can do so on our <a href="https://slaviclitpod.com/lifeandfate24" rel="nofollow">website</a>.Be sure to follow us on <a href="https://instagram.com/slaviclitpod" rel="nofollow">Instagram </a>and join our <a href="https://discord.gg/2PtA959SZh" rel="nofollow">Discord </a>to participate in the discussion.

Life and Fate Read Along: Part 2, Chapter 60

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Covering thoughts shared by some of our listeners on our Discord and on social media about Part 2, Chapter 59 of Vasily Grossman&#39;s Life and Fate. You can read our post about the chapter <a href="https://slaviclitpod.com/life-and-fate-read-along-part-2-chapter-59/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.If you haven&#39;t already signed up to get daily emails reflecting on each chapter of Life and Fate, you can do so on our <a href="https://slaviclitpod.com/lifeandfate24" rel="nofollow">website</a>.Be sure to follow us on <a href="https://instagram.com/slaviclitpod" rel="nofollow">Instagram </a>and join our <a href="https://discord.gg/2PtA959SZh" rel="nofollow">Discord </a>to participate in the discussion.

Life and Fate Read Along: Part 2, Chapter 59

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Show Notes: This week, Matt and Cameron get into Lyudmila Ulitskaya’s recently published collection of short stories “The Body of the Soul.” In particular, they’ll be covering “The Dragon and the Phoenix,” “A Man in a Mountainous Landscape,” and “Woof-woof.” They’ll be getting into the dynamics of building communities, death as a part of life, and the immaterial emotions we tie into our toys.  Major themes: Death, dogs, the essential immortality of the soul The music used in this episode was “Старое Кино / Staroye Kino,” by Перемотка / Peremotka. You can find more of their work on <a href="https://peremotka.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">Bandcamp</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@peremotka_band/featured" rel="nofollow">Youtube</a>.  Our links:<a href="https://slaviclitpod.com/" rel="nofollow"> Website</a> |<a href="https://discord.gg/hVFgDtwDsx?ref=slaviclitpod.com" rel="nofollow"> ⁠Discord⁠ </a>Socials: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/slaviclitpod/?ref=slaviclitpod.com" rel="nofollow">Instagram⁠</a> |<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/slaviclitpod.bsky.social?ref=slaviclitpod.com" rel="nofollow"> BlueSky</a> |<a href="https://twitter.com/slaviclitpod?ref=slaviclitpod.com" rel="nofollow"> Twitter⁠</a> |<a href="https://www.facebook.com/slavlitpod" rel="nofollow"> Facebook</a> Questions, comments, want to hear your voice on a bonus episode? Send us an email at <a href="mailto:slaviclitpod@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">slaviclitpod@gmail.com</a> or call our voicemail at 209.800.3944

The Body of the Soul by Ulitskaya

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Covering thoughts shared by some of our listeners on our Discord and on social media about Part 2, Chapter 58 of Vasily Grossman&#39;s Life and Fate. You can read our post about the chapter <a href="https://slaviclitpod.com/life-and-fate-read-along-part-2-chapter-58/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.If you haven&#39;t already signed up to get daily emails reflecting on each chapter of Life and Fate, you can do so on our <a href="https://slaviclitpod.com/lifeandfate24" rel="nofollow">website</a>.Be sure to follow us on <a href="https://instagram.com/slaviclitpod" rel="nofollow">Instagram </a>and join our <a href="https://discord.gg/2PtA959SZh" rel="nofollow">Discord </a>to participate in the discussion.Thanks to Dominique and Leah for their thoughts in this episode.

Life and Fate Read Along: Part 2, Chapter 58

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Covering thoughts shared by some of our listeners on our Discord and on social media about Part 2, Chapter 57 of Vasily Grossman&#39;s Life and Fate. You can read our post about the chapter <a href="https://slaviclitpod.com/life-and-fate-read-along-part-2-chapter-57/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.If you haven&#39;t already signed up to get daily emails reflecting on each chapter of Life and Fate, you can do so on our <a href="https://slaviclitpod.com/lifeandfate24" rel="nofollow">website</a>.Be sure to follow us on <a href="https://instagram.com/slaviclitpod" rel="nofollow">Instagram </a>and join our <a href="https://discord.gg/2PtA959SZh" rel="nofollow">Discord </a>to participate in the discussion.

Life and Fate Read Along: Part 2, Chapter 57

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Covering thoughts shared by some of our listeners on our Discord and on social media about Part 2, Chapter 56 of Vasily Grossman&#39;s Life and Fate. You can read our post about the chapter <a href="https://slaviclitpod.com/life-and-fate-read-along-part-2-chapter-56/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.If you haven&#39;t already signed up to get daily emails reflecting on each chapter of Life and Fate, you can do so on our <a href="https://slaviclitpod.com/lifeandfate24" rel="nofollow">website</a>.Be sure to follow us on <a href="https://instagram.com/slaviclitpod" rel="nofollow">Instagram </a>and join our <a href="https://discord.gg/2PtA959SZh" rel="nofollow">Discord </a>to participate in the discussion.

Life and Fate Read Along: Part 2, Chapter 56

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Covering thoughts shared by some of our listeners on our Discord and on social media about Part 2, Chapter 55 of Vasily Grossman&#39;s Life and Fate. You can read our post about the chapter <a href="https://slaviclitpod.com/life-and-fate-read-along-part-2-chapter-55/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.If you haven&#39;t already signed up to get daily emails reflecting on each chapter of Life and Fate, you can do so on our <a href="https://slaviclitpod.com/lifeandfate24" rel="nofollow">website</a>.Be sure to follow us on <a href="https://instagram.com/slaviclitpod" rel="nofollow">Instagram </a>and join our <a href="https://discord.gg/2PtA959SZh" rel="nofollow">Discord </a>to participate in the discussion.

Life and Fate Read Along: Part 2, Chapter 55

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Covering thoughts shared by some of our listeners on our Discord and on social media about Part 2, Chapter 54 of Vasily Grossman&#39;s Life and Fate. You can read our post about the chapter <a href="https://slaviclitpod.com/life-and-fate-read-along-part-2-chapter-54/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.If you haven&#39;t already signed up to get daily emails reflecting on each chapter of Life and Fate, you can do so on our <a href="https://slaviclitpod.com/lifeandfate24" rel="nofollow">website</a>.Be sure to follow us on <a href="https://instagram.com/slaviclitpod" rel="nofollow">Instagram </a>and join our <a href="https://discord.gg/2PtA959SZh" rel="nofollow">Discord </a>to participate in the discussion.

Life and Fate Read Along: Part 2, Chapter 54

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Covering thoughts shared by some of our listeners on our Discord and on social media about Part 2, Chapter 53 of Vasily Grossman&#39;s Life and Fate. You can read our post about the chapter <a href="https://slaviclitpod.com/life-and-fate-read-along-part-2-chapter-53/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.If you haven&#39;t already signed up to get daily emails reflecting on each chapter of Life and Fate, you can do so on our <a href="https://slaviclitpod.com/lifeandfate24" rel="nofollow">website</a>.Be sure to follow us on <a href="https://instagram.com/slaviclitpod" rel="nofollow">Instagram </a>and join our <a href="https://discord.gg/2PtA959SZh" rel="nofollow">Discord </a>to participate in the discussion.

Life and Fate Read Along: Part 2, Chapter 53

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Covering thoughts shared by some of our listeners on our Discord and on social media about Part 2, Chapter 52 of Vasily Grossman&#39;s Life and Fate. You can read our post about the chapter <a href="https://slaviclitpod.com/life-and-fate-read-along-part-2-chapter-52/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.If you haven&#39;t already signed up to get daily emails reflecting on each chapter of Life and Fate, you can do so on our <a href="https://slaviclitpod.com/lifeandfate24" rel="nofollow">website</a>.Be sure to follow us on <a href="https://instagram.com/slaviclitpod" rel="nofollow">Instagram </a>and join our <a href="https://discord.gg/2PtA959SZh" rel="nofollow">Discord </a>to participate in the discussion.

Life and Fate Read Along: Part 2, Chapter 52

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Show Notes:This week, Matt and Cameron take a trip into the stacks to review and -- more importantly -- rank their back catalogue. Everything from Gogol&#39;s &#34;The Nose&#34; to Life and Fate, they&#39;ll be putting it under the microscope and giving you their thoughts on where it falls from S-tier to F-tier (which, of course, stands for: &#39;What were we f&#39;ing thinking?). Plus you&#39;ll get some insight into every time they almost ended the podcast. Major themes: reflection, tier lists, angry listener feedback 29:08 - We all make mistakes in the heat of passion, Jimbo.  The music used in this episode was “Старое Кино / Staroye Kino,” by Перемотка / Peremotka. You can find more of their work on <a href="https://peremotka.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">Bandcamp</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@peremotka_band/featured" rel="nofollow">Youtube</a>.  Our links:<a href="https://slaviclitpod.com/" rel="nofollow"> Website</a> |<a href="https://discord.gg/hVFgDtwDsx?ref=slaviclitpod.com" rel="nofollow"> ⁠Discord⁠ </a>Socials: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/slaviclitpod/?ref=slaviclitpod.com" rel="nofollow">Instagram⁠</a> |<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/slaviclitpod.bsky.social?ref=slaviclitpod.com" rel="nofollow"> BlueSky</a> |<a href="https://twitter.com/slaviclitpod?ref=slaviclitpod.com" rel="nofollow"> Twitter⁠</a> |<a href="https://www.facebook.com/slavlitpod" rel="nofollow"> Facebook</a> Questions, comments, want to hear your voice on a bonus episode? Send us an email at <a href="mailto:slaviclitpod@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">slaviclitpod@gmail.com</a> or call our voicemail at 209.800.3944

Office Hours - Ranking our best episodes

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Covering thoughts shared by some of our listeners on our Discord and on social media about Part 2, Chapter 51 of Vasily Grossman&#39;s Life and Fate. You can read our post about the chapter <a href="https://slaviclitpod.com/life-and-fate-read-along-part-2-chapter-51/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.If you haven&#39;t already signed up to get daily emails reflecting on each chapter of Life and Fate, you can do so on our <a href="https://slaviclitpod.com/lifeandfate24" rel="nofollow">website</a>.Be sure to follow us on <a href="https://instagram.com/slaviclitpod" rel="nofollow">Instagram </a>and join our <a href="https://discord.gg/2PtA959SZh" rel="nofollow">Discord </a>to participate in the discussion.

Life and Fate Read Along: Part 2, Chapter 51

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Covering thoughts shared by some of our listeners on our Discord and on social media about Part 2, Chapter 50 of Vasily Grossman&#39;s Life and Fate. You can read our post about the chapter <a href="https://slaviclitpod.com/life-and-fate-read-along-part-2-chapter-50/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.If you haven&#39;t already signed up to get daily emails reflecting on each chapter of Life and Fate, you can do so on our <a href="https://slaviclitpod.com/lifeandfate24" rel="nofollow">website</a>.Be sure to follow us on <a href="https://instagram.com/slaviclitpod" rel="nofollow">Instagram </a>and join our <a href="https://discord.gg/2PtA959SZh" rel="nofollow">Discord </a>to participate in the discussion.

Life and Fate Read Along: Part 2, Chapter 50

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Covering thoughts shared by some of our listeners on our Discord and on social media about Part 2, Chapter 49 of Vasily Grossman&#39;s Life and Fate. You can read our post about the chapter <a href="https://slaviclitpod.com/life-and-fate-read-along-part-2-chapter-49/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.If you haven&#39;t already signed up to get daily emails reflecting on each chapter of Life and Fate, you can do so on our <a href="https://slaviclitpod.com/lifeandfate24" rel="nofollow">website</a>.Be sure to follow us on <a href="https://instagram.com/slaviclitpod" rel="nofollow">Instagram </a>and join our <a href="https://discord.gg/2PtA959SZh" rel="nofollow">Discord </a>to participate in the discussion.

Life and Fate Read Along: Part 2, Chapter 49

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Covering thoughts shared by some of our listeners on our Discord and on social media about Part 2, Chapter 48 of Vasily Grossman&#39;s Life and Fate. You can read our post about the chapter <a href="https://slaviclitpod.com/life-and-fate-read-along-part-2-chapter-48/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.If you haven&#39;t already signed up to get daily emails reflecting on each chapter of Life and Fate, you can do so on our <a href="https://slaviclitpod.com/lifeandfate24" rel="nofollow">website</a>.Be sure to follow us on <a href="https://instagram.com/slaviclitpod" rel="nofollow">Instagram </a>and join our <a href="https://discord.gg/2PtA959SZh" rel="nofollow">Discord </a>to participate in the discussion. Thanks to Dominique for their thoughts in this episode.

Life and Fate Read Along: Part 2, Chapter 48

The Slavic Literature Pod is your guide to one of the most important—yet understudied—literary traditions. Every episode, Russian literature PhD Candidate Matt Gerasimovich and Personable Audio Expert Cameron Lallana 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 this canon three Fridays per month.