The Atlantic8 months agoBooksWhat to Read to Understand RussiaAnastasia Edel recommends books about Russia to understand the war in Ukraine. Edel suggests reading Andrey Platonov's Chevengur to comprehend Putin's Russia. [ more ]
The Nation2 months agoWritingThe Planetary Vision of Soviet Russia's Great Modernist NovelChevengur is a novel by Andrey Platonov portraying the journey of establishing Soviet power in rural Russia post civil war, with contradictory interpretations on its meaning. [ more ]