A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai

Kristen R. Ghodsee reads Chapter Four of the 1927 English translation of Alexandra Kollontai's 1923 novella, Red Love. Mentioned in the episode are the Wobblies, the Industrial Workers of the World. Send us a text Thanks so much for listening. This podcast has no Patreon-type account and receives no funding. There are no ads and there is no monetization. If you'd like to support the work being done here, please spread the word with your networks. Kristen R. Ghodsee is the award-winning aut...

20 Jul 202020min

Kristen R. Ghodsee reads Chapter Three of the 1927 English translation of Alexandra Kollontai's 1923 novella, Red Love. Send us a text Thanks so much for listening. This podcast has no Patreon-type account and receives no funding. There are no ads and there is no monetization. If you'd like to support the work being done here, please spread the word with your networks. Kristen R. Ghodsee is the award-winning author of twelve books and Professor of Russian and East European Studies at t...

13 Jul 202028min

A brief meta-reflection on the 1927 English translation of Alexandra Kollontai's 1923 novella, Red Love. Kristen R. Ghodsee pauses in her reading to discuss relationships, Hype Beasts, capitalism, and feminism with her 18-year-old daughter. Mentioned is this episode is this TikTok by Sally as well as this song by Lizzo. Send us a text Thanks so much for listening. This podcast has no Patreon-type account and receives no funding. There are no ads and there is no monetization. If you'd ...

29 Jun 202020min

Kristen R. Ghodsee reads part 2 of Chapter Two of the 1927 English translation of Alexandra Kollontai's 1923 novella, Red Love. Send us a text Thanks so much for listening. This podcast has no Patreon-type account and receives no funding. There are no ads and there is no monetization. If you'd like to support the work being done here, please spread the word with your networks. Kristen R. Ghodsee is the award-winning author of twelve books and Professor of Russian and East European Studies at...

22 Jun 202020min

Kristen R. Ghodsee reads part one of Chapter Two of the 1927 English translation of Alexandra Kollontai's 1923 novella, Red Love. Mentioned in this episode are the following books: Amis, B.D. African American Radical: A Short Anthology of Writings and Speeches.Andrews, Gregg. Thyra J. Edwards: Black Activist in the Global Freedom Struggle.Davies, Carole Boyce. Left of Karl Marx: The Political Life of Black Communist Claudia Jones.Davis, Angela. Women, Race & Class.De los Reyes Castillo B...

15 Jun 202021min

Kristen R. Ghodsee reads Chapter One of the 1927 English translation of Alexandra Kollontai's 1923 novella, Red Love. Send us a text Thanks so much for listening. This podcast has no Patreon-type account and receives no funding. There are no ads and there is no monetization. If you'd like to support the work being done here, please spread the word with your networks. Kristen R. Ghodsee is the award-winning author of twelve books and Professor of Russian and East European Studies at the Unive...

30 Mai 202020min

Kristen R. Ghodsee introduces Alexandra Kollontai's 1923 novella, Red Love (full text available at marxists.org) and reads the Foreword to the 1927 English language edition. Also mentioned in the episode is Sally Rooney's novel, Normal People. _______ "This novel is neither a study in “morals,” nor a picture of the standard of life in Soviet Russia. It is a purely psychological study of sex-relations in the post-war period. "I have chosen the environment of my own country and made my own peop...

24 Mai 202018min

In this episode, Kristen Ghodsee reads a passage from Cathy Porter's excellent biography of Alexandra Kollontai about the events of the year 1922 when Kollontai turned 50. Her standing in the Party was at its worst and her marriage to Dubenko was falling apart. It was during this time that she wrote her "Letters to Working Youth," trying to share her experience and advice with the younger generations. On this episode, Ghodsee discusses generational politics with her daughter and why Millennia...

26 Apr 202026min