74 - A.K. 47 - Our Tasks (and shout out to the K-Pop stans)
Kristen Ghodsee reads Alexandra Kollontai's 1917 article "Our Tasks," written in the immediate aftermath of the October Revolution. Ghodsee also celebrates the social media activism of the K-Pop stans...
22 Jan 202118min
73 - A.K. 47 - Bonus Episode - The Capitol Insurrection and "North American Time"
Kristen R. Ghodsee reads Adrienne Rich’s 1983 poem, “North American Time,” in which Rich name-checks Alexandra Kollontai. Ghodsee reflects on the events of the January 2021 “Capitol Insurrection,” the...
9 Jan 202118min
72 - A.K. 47 - Letter to Dora Montefiore, January 26, 1921
Kristen Ghodsee reads a letter Kollontai wrote to the English suffragist and socialist, Dora Montefiore. It is an update of the work of the revolution, and Kollontai is remarkably candid about the str...
5 Jan 202117min
71 - A.K. 47 - Lenin Thought of Both Great and Small (Kollontai on Christmas 1917)
Kristen Ghodsee reads Alexandra Kollontai's 1946 essay, "Lenin thought of both great and small," which reflects on her memories of Christmas 1917. Nadezhda Konstantinovna refers to Lenin's wife and Ma...
25 Dec 202015min
70 - A.K. 47 - Endnote to The Soviet Woman, A Full and Equal Citizen of Her Country
In this episode, Kristen R. Ghodsee reads an endnote included with the text of Kollontai's 1946 article The Soviet Woman - A Full and Equal Citizen of Her Country. This endnote was included in 1984 by...
19 Dec 202018min
69 - A.K. 47 - The Soviet Woman, A Full and Equal Citizen of Her Country
Kristen Ghodsee discusses the later decades of Alexandra Kollontai's life and reads an abridged version of her 1946 essay, "The Soviet Woman, A Full and Equal Citizen of Her Country." This essay was w...
13 Dec 202023min
68 - A.K. 47 - Red Love Burn Off and Thanksgiving Greetings
In this Thanksgiving Day episode, Kristen Ghodsee discusses why she is not going to finish reading Red Love on the podcast, but discusses the overall themes of the novella. Mentioned in this episode a...
26 Nov 202016min
67 - A.K. 47 - Red Love - Chapter 6.2
Kristen R. Ghodsee reads Part Two of Chapter Six of the 1927 English translation of Alexandra Kollontai's 1923 novella, Red Love. Send us Fan Mail Thanks so much for listening. This podcast has no Pa...
22 Sep 202021min
