The CodeX Cantina

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We're kicking off the A Very Foreign Christmas series with Russian this year! Let's talk about "The New Year's Tree" by Mikhail Zoshchenko and the era of Christianity and Atheism in Russia/USSR. Our story was translated by Ross Ufberg.

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A Very Russian Christmas Co-Host Christy Luis's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5vxlV9uzt6efrwo-p1mh9g

Mikhail Zoshchenko Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCvNOpHKThk&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YCoqV3FuYybRYugyR_ql4jA

A Very Foreign Christmas Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGE51N_9Bmw&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YDeKjc0y3Mlk3XgEQmOqwp0

Link to Read for Free: https://lithub.com/the-new-years-tree/

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

0:00 Introductions

0:35 Publication Info

2:09 Plot Summary

4:11 Analysis

12:44 Wrap Up and Ratings

#MikhailZoshchenko

#TheNewYearsTree

#RossUfberg

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Song: Infinite

Artist: Valence

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Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! This week we talk about "The Lifeless Beast" (also called "The Lifeless Animal") by Teffi (Nadezhda Buchinskaya née Lokhvitskaya.). Lots of discussion of a loss of innocence and even magic from a young narrator's point of view.

Read for Free: https://www.nereview.com/files/2014/01/NER-Teffi.pdf

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

0:00 Introductions

0:15 Publication Info

1:56 Plot Summary

3:08 Analysis

9:55 Wrap Up and Ratings

====Copyright Info====

Song: Infinite

Artist: Valence

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Make sure to check out the "Before You Read" video on Crime and Punishment. We are going into detail on this book by Fyodor Dostoevsky today!

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Is "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky the best Book Classic to begin with? What is the point of this? Utilitarianism, Social Critique, Nihilism, and more to talk about in this novel, so let's pick out some things to be thinking about before starting this highly lauded novel. We'll follow up with more videos in our playlist for Dostoevsky: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVJDI8sWJMk&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YCEKqinjgjcOgYB2OsDPXeS

Special thanks to the hosts that lead the Crime and Punishment readalong #DostCP2020

Dani at Spenelli Speaks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA8yAzqeSlOFJvTNgb5llqw

and Christy Luis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5vxlV9uzt6efrwo-p1mh9g

We used two versions of this book. Ours was translated by Constance Garnett as well as Pevear and Volohonsky.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

0:00 What Are You Getting?

2:37 Author and Publication Info

6:11 Characters and Russian Terms

9:41 Utilitarianism

13:50 Dostoevsky + You: Manipulation 

17:02 Opposites

19:07 Road to Remorse

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#FyodorDostoevsky

#CrimeandPunishment

#ConstanceGarnett

#PevearandVolohonsky

#DostCP2020

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Song: Infinite

Artist: Valence

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Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk about capital punishment with Anton Chekhov today in "The Bet." Written in 1889, this is a great two-part piece assigned frequently in schools today. What was your favorite part of the story? Translated by Constance Garnett.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

0:00 Introductions

0:30 Publication Info

0:58 Plot Summary

3:07 Analysis

18:36 Wrap Up and Ratings

#AntonChekhov

#TheBet

#ConstanceGarnett

====Copyright Info====

Song: Infinite

Artist: Valence

Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies

Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's chat about "The Pedestrian" which has skyrocketed in being assigned in class lately. This is incredibly topical and a great resource to talk about freedoms vs desires, technology, central conflicts, and figurative language.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

0:00 Introductions

0:39 Publication Info

1:13 Plot Summary

1:55 Analysis

12:56 Ratings and Wrap Up

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====Copyright Info====

Song: Infinite

Artist: Valence

Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies

Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk about "A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty today. One of the most popular and influential American Short Stories of all time. Lots of talking points here with time, generational challenges, racial inequality, and fighting for the next generation.

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====Copyright Info====

Song: Infinite

Artist: Valence

Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies

Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! "Wisdom of Children" (also translated as Little Girls Wiser than Men) is a short story by Russian author Leo Tolstoy first published in 1885. With themes of forgiving and humility, let's talk about Matthew Chapter 18 and "The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven" story. 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

0:00 Introduction

0:40 Publication Info

1:24 Plot Summary

2:58 Analysis

8:36 Wrap Up and Ratings

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Read for Free: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Twenty-three_Tales/Little_Girls_Wiser_Than_Men

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#LittleGirlsWiserThanMen

#WisdomofChildren

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Song: Infinite

Artist: Valence

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Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk about relationships and how we change based on who we are around. We touch on feminism and gender commentary as well.

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#ClariceLispector

Translated by: #BenMoser

Quotes from #GiovanniPontiero translation

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

0:00 Introductions

0:40 Publication Info

0:59 Plot Summary

1:32 Analysis

14:23 Ratings and Wrap Up

You can reach us on Social Media:

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====Copyright Info====

Song: Infinite

Artist: Valence

Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies

Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk about Nikolai Gogol's most bizarre story, "The Nose." Filled with masculinity references that may lead you to think the nose means something else. Let's talk about dreams/fantasies and a bit of disembodiment in today's chat.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

0:00 Introductions

0:36 Publication Info

2:55 Plot Summary

5:00 Analysis

19:29 Wrap Up and Ratings

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#NikolaiGogol

#TheNose

====Copyright Info====

Song: Infinite

Artist: Valence

Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies

Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8