Recorded October 25, 2017.

The Trinity Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies in Trinity hosted an evening of readings to mark the centenary of the 1917 revolutions in Russia. The audience heard texts by poets, proses writers, dramatists and historians who either witnessed the events first hand or observed their aftermath. Some welcome the dawn of a new era; some express disillusionment, anxiety and fear as history unfurls; some are confused or ambivalent. Readers selected texts which have fashioned their understanding of the history of Russia and its neighbouring countries over the past hundred years.

The Utopia Dystopia lecture series was organised by Trinity College Dublin’s Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies and Department of History in association with the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute.

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