“Lenin is always with us, especially when we drink.” My Little Leniniana is a satirical and absurdist work by Venedikt Erofeev, blending dark humor with Soviet-era ideological critique. […]
Russian literature
The Notes of a Psychopath
“I drink, therefore I am—or at least, I think I am.” Chapter 1: The Descent into Chaos The unnamed protagonist, a deeply troubled alcoholic, begins his erratic monologue, […]
Russian literature
The Good News
“Life is given to man only once, and one must live it so as not to be painfully ashamed of the years spent meaninglessly…” Chapter 1: The Departure […]
Russian literature
Walpurgisnacht
“There are two kinds of people in this world: those who drink and those who don’t. And the ones who don’t drink are the ones who make life […]
Russian literature
Moscow-Petushki
“Everything in this world is drinkable—only some things must be filtered first.” Moscow-Petushki (also known as Moscow to the End of the Line) is a surreal, darkly comic […]