About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Daniel Gavilovski about his new collection of plays, Carbon Pages, and explores themes of National Bolshevism and historical fiction.

Carbon Pages is Daniel Gavilovsky’s new collection of plays. The centrepiece of this book is No Weapon Formed Against You, a semi-historical, semi-speculative impossible-to-stage play about the formation of the National Bolshevik Party by Alexander Dugin, Igor Letov and Eduard Limonov, and all narrated by a forgotten ancient demon. Somehow, Daniel managed to deliver on such a potent concept. In this episode, we talk about National Bolshevism (for the uninitiated, it’s a witch’s brew of Bolshevism and Nazism), destiny, when to ignore history in writing historical fiction, why I have read so much ‘retarded fascism’ (Daniel’s words), and a whole lot more. Buy Carbon Pages: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GL9Z8KW5 Daniel's Substack: https://substack.com/@whogosthere Daniel’s poem Your facecam’s as crisp as a quokka in heat, Your eyes are as white as the bubbles of a cold fosters ale, If one counts up all your guest’s goodreads we could build a tower to the coral reef, Your hair is as shiny as a brush tailed phascogale. You’ve had more guests than Jeffrey - he’s in heaven saying bro it’s effing over, 4 years and counting cruising on schedule, This just in: hell is frozen yoghurt, Morning…

People in this episode

Hosts: Levi MK, Jack BC

Guest: Daniel Gavilovski

Topics covered

• National Bolshevism
• historical fiction
• playwriting
• political ideology
• literature

Keywords

• Carbon Pages
• No Weapon Formed Against You
• National Bolshevism
• historical fiction
• Daniel Gavilovski

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Bolshevik Party

Books & works: Carbon Pages, No Weapon Formed Against You

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