Confessions of a Soviet alcoholic
How a homeless Russian drunk wrote a secret classic
Witness History · BBC World Service
February 14, 20199m 2s
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Show Notes
In 1969, homeless Russian alcoholic Venedikt Yerofeev wrote a hugely popular book which was passed illegally from person to person. The book gave voice to a generation of Soviet intellectuals who were unable to fit into mainstream Soviet society. The author's friend poet Olga Sedakova shared her memories with Dina Newman.
Photo: Venedikt Yerofeev. Credit: Olga Sedakova archive.