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Chevengur, chapters 1-25, by Andrei Platonov
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- The Slavic Literature Pod
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- Oct 27, 2025
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- 4265
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Show Notes : This week, Cameron dives into Andrei Platonov’s Chevengur , covering chapters 1 through 25. Through the late Russian Empire into the early Soviet Union, Sasha Dvanov is finally orphaned when his fisherman father drowns in an attempt to understand his all-knowing, deathless fish. Growing up in the shuffling shadow of the new world, he joins the Bolshevik party and seeks to spread communism. This episode covers his adventures trying to find out if the peasants have, after the abdication of the Tsar, suddenly begun to embrace communist lives. From anarchist militias to a Bolshevik Fyodor Dostoevsky, he finds little to approve of in the countryside. Check out our old episode covering The Cow and the Third Son. A Companion to Andrei Platonov’s “The Foundation Pit” by Thomas Seyfrid. Time out of line: Sequence and plot in Andrei Platonov’s Chevengur by by Hallie A. White 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 [email protected] . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands