ProtoAIrt

ProtoAIrt

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ProtoAIrt episodes

  • Film history is not the past

    Old films aren't just relics — they’re windows into different ways of thinking, feeling, and living. In this episode, we explore how early cinema challenges our assumptions, reveals the relativity of cultural norms, and turns film history into a fascinating journey across hidden versions, lost prints, and unexpected connections.

    The podcast was created using an LLM. Original jingle. Based on a texts first published at Tararumbia blog.


    20 min
  • The chapel of Mir castle (Belarus)
    The story of the Mir Castle chapel — from the noble legacies of the Radziwiłł and Svyatopolk-Mirsky families to its remarkable survival during the Soviet era. A conversation about faith, aristocracy, and how architecture preserves the memory of a vanished world.

    The podcast was created using an LLM. Original jingle. Based on a texts first published at Tararumbia blog.

    19 min
  • Shakespeare, Pasternak and the politics of memory
    A reflection on literary endurance and cultural memory: why William Shakespeare remains universally legible, while Doctor Zhivago increasingly requires historical footnotes. The episode revisits questions of artistic merit, national character, and the uneasy intersection of literature and politics.

    The podcast was created using an LLM. Original jingle. Based on a texts first published at Tararumbia blog.

    36 min
  • Trinity and the calculus of war
    In 2023, the Russian government transferred ancient Andrei Rublev’s Trinity icon from the Tretyakov Gallery to the Russian Orthodox Church, igniting a fierce cultural debate. This episode uses that event to explore a deeper tension between preservation and lived experience: Is art a fragile civilizational relic to be safeguarded at all costs, or a human creation whose meaning ultimately lies beyond the object itself?

    Through this controversy, this LLM-generated podcast, based on an original text, reflects on the role of art in a traumatised society — as heritage, as ideology, and as consolation.


    17 min
  • The plywood reality of Kuban Cossacks
    This episode examines Cossacks of the Kuban (1949) as a key cultural model that shaped the visual language of Soviet cinema. Contrasting Ivan Pyryev’s monumental optimism and vast, nature-filled imagery with contemporary Russian film’s intimate realism, the commentary reflects on continuity, loss, and the shifting artistic horizon between generations. Podcast generated with an LLM, based on the original text and featuring an original jingle.


    Copyright Disclaimer: This episode includes a short audio excerpt from the song ‘Kakim Ty Byl’ (music by Isaac Dunayevsky, lyrics by Mikhail Isakovsky) from ‘Cossacks of the Kuban’ (1949), directed by Ivan Pyryev. The excerpt is used for educational and illustrative purposes within a non-commercial podcast. This use constitutes Fair Use (including citation under Article 1274 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation). No copyright infringement is intended. All rights belong to their respective owners.


    19 min
  • Reflections in motion: notes on classical ballet
    Inspired by Divertissement book by Vadim Gaevsky, this podcast blends personal reading notes with reflections on the history and meaning of classical ballet. From Marius Petipa to Yuri Grigorovich, it connects legendary figures, Romantic aesthetics, and modern productions—exploring how scholarship and personal perception meet on the ballet stage.
    23 min
  • When closeness becomes unbearable: Kantemir Balagov’s 'Closeness’ movie
    This episode is based on an original reflective essay on Kantemir Balagov’s 2017 film Closeness. It explores the disturbing impact of documentary footage of real violence embedded in the film, as well as Balagov’s visual strategies — from color symbolism to the oppressive narrow frame. Beyond shock, the discussion focuses on “closeness” as an unbearable psychological condition, where cultural coexistence turns into hostility, pressure, and the impossibility of peaceful dialogue.


    13 min
  • Modernist echoes in the mind of Virginia Woolf
    This episode is based on a personal reflection on reading Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway for the first time. It explores the elegance of Elena Surits’ Russian translation, Woolf’s groundbreaking stream-of-consciousness technique, and the nuanced portrayal of gender and human intimacy. The discussion frames the novel as both cinematic and timeless, highlighting its psychological depth and relevance today.


    10 min
  • When contemporary art needs a footnote
    This episode explores the heated public reaction to a contemporary art exhibition at the Pushkin Museum featuring works from the Louis Vuitton Foundation. Drawing on visitor comments and critical reflections, it examines whether modern art can exist without heavy intellectual framing — and where the gap lies between institutional curation and the viewer’s emotional response.

    The podcast was created using an LLM. Original jingle. Based on a texts first published here.


    16 min
  • Sacred stones of Panagia Chryseleousa (Сyprus)
    This podcast episode is based on the travel notes of the author, who visited the ancient church of Panagia Chryseleousa in the Cypriot village of Empa. In the text (published here), the architectural features of the stone church are described in detail, including its cross-shaped plan and rare wall paintings from different historical periods. The episode combines personal impressions, local legend, and reflections on the preservation of Byzantine heritage within the broader cultural and historical context of Cyprus.
    29 min

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