Cameron Lallana of The Slavic Literature Pod joins host Ally Pitts for a special episode on this short but hard-hitting novel about a Russian journalist whose life is thrown into chaos when a figure from his past suddenly comes back into his life as the leader of a terrorist group. The premise sounds run-of-the-mill, but the execution is anything but as the situation causes our protagonist to dig into his memories of the past few decades to try to figure out what has happened to Russian society during that time. Links mentioned/alluded to in the episode:

https://slaviclitpod.com/

https://europaeditions.co.uk/book/9781787704879/not-russian

https://www.europaeditions.com/author/337/mikhail-shevelev

https://letterboxd.com/ally_pitts/list/noirvember-2024/detail/ Not Russian By Mikhail Shevelev (uk.bookshop.org affiliate link) A Very Short Introduction to Film Noir (uk.bookshop.org affiliate link) - Film Noir https://ko-fi.com/russiansovietmoviepod https://patreon.com/ally_pitts_movies_etc BBC Radio 4 - The Reith Lectures, Geoffrey Hosking - The Rediscovery of Politics https://herheadinfilms.com/

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We changed the name of the show a little while back, but the social handles/contacts are a bit of a mishmash.

Email: russophilesunite@gmail.com

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And our host Ally Pitts is introducing the screening in Banbury! Sergei Eisenstein’s 1925 masterpiece finishes its centenary run in cinemas in the UK and Ireland on Sunday 26th October 2025 with screenings at The Light cinemas. Those The Light locations are in: Addlestone, Bolton, Bradford, Cambridge, Huddersfield, New Brighton, Redhill, Sheffield, Sittingbourne, Stockport, Thetford, Walsall, and Wisbech. The film is screening as part of The Light's Iconic strand. Ally also mentions the musician Hugo Max's current UK tour accompanying the silent films Cabinet of Dr Caligari, Nosferatu, Häxan, and Der Golem for the spooky season. Links:

https://banbury.thelight.co.uk/

https://thelight.co.uk/ https://banbury.thelight.co.uk/iconic https://hugomax.co.uk/halloween-with-hugo-uk-tour-2025https://hugomax.co.uk/scoring-silent-cinema https://hugomax.co.uk/upcoming-performances

https://letterboxd.com/ally_pitts/list/silent-films-with-scores-by-juliet-merchant/

https://www.bfi.org.uk/bfi-film-releases/battleship-potemkin

Klassiki:

Battleship Potemkin is also on the streaming service Klassiki with a score by Max Reinhardt & the Instant Orchestra.

For a 30-day free trial: https://klassiki.online/arussiansovietmoviepodcast/

If you use the code RUPOD50, you can get 50% off an annual subscription.

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All the links for a Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast and Ally Pitts you're ever likely to want or need: linktr.ee/russiansovietmoviepodcast linktr.ee/ally_pitts

We changed the name of the show a little while back, but the social handles/contacts are a bit of a mishmash.

Email: russophilesunite@gmail.com

Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/Ally_Pitts/

Instagram: instagram.com/russiansovietmoviepodcast/ instagram.com/ally_pitts_movies_etc/

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Sergei Eisenstein’s 1925 masterpiece continues its centenary run in cinemas in the UK and Ireland in throughout September and October 2025. Since we published a mini-episode about this BFI season last week, our intrepid host has been confirmed as providing the intro to the screening at MK Gallery on Friday 26th September at 7pm. He's also in talks with The Light in Banbury, Oxfordshire about introducing it there too on Sunday 26th October!

Links:

https://www.bfi.org.uk/bfi-film-releases/battleship-potemkin

https://mkgallery.org/event/battleship-potemkin-12a/

https://banbury.thelight.co.uk/

https://thelight.co.uk/

https://uppcinema.com/show/battleship-potemkin/

https://letterboxd.com/ally_pitts/list/silent-films-with-scores-by-juliet-merchant/

Klassiki:

Battleship Potemkin is also on the streaming service Klassiki with a score by Max Reinhardt & the Instant Orchestra.

For a 30-day free trial: https://klassiki.online/arussiansovietmoviepodcast/

If you use the code RUPOD50, you can get 50% off an annual subscription.

https://letterboxd.com/ally_pitts/list/my-klassiki-recommendations-updated-regularly/detail/

Contact us/socials:

All the links for a Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast and Ally Pitts you're ever likely to want or need: linktr.ee/russiansovietmoviepodcast linktr.ee/ally_pitts

We changed the name of the show a little while back, but the social handles/contacts are a bit of a mishmash.

Email: russophilesunite@gmail.com

Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/Ally_Pitts/

Instagram: instagram.com/russiansovietmoviepodcast/ instagram.com/ally_pitts_movies_etc/

Listen to Ally's other podcast appearances on Podchaser