A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai
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A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai
Kristen R. Ghodsee reads and discusses 47 selections from the works of Alexandra Kollontai (1872-1952), a socialist women's activist who had radical ideas about the intersections of socialism and women's emancipation. Born into aristocratic privilege, the Ukrainian-Finnish Kollontai was initially a...
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157 - A.K. 47 - The Communist Valkyrie - Part 4
Kristen Ghodsee reads the final part of her biographical chapter on Alexandra Kollontai from Ghodsee's 2022 book, Red Valkyries: Feminist Lessons from...
156 - A. K. 47 - The Communist Valkyrie - Part 3
Kristen Ghodsee reads the third part of her biographical chapter on Alexandra Kollontai from Ghodsee's 2022 book, Red Valkyries: Feminist Lessons from...
155 - A.K. 47 - Bonus Episode - Kristen Ghodsee and Astrid Zimmerman in Berlin (6 November 2025)
A special extended, bonus episode for those of you traveling for the long weekend. Kristen Ghodsee shared a conversation with Astrid Zimmerman for the...
154 - A.K. 47 - The Communist Valkyrie - Part 2
Kristen Ghodsee reads the second part of her biographical chapter on Alexandra Kollontai from Ghodsee's 2022 book, Red Valkyries: Feminist Lessons fro...
153 - A.K. 47 - The Communist Valkyrie - Part 1
Kristen Ghodsee reads from her own chapter on Alexandra Kollontai from her 2022 book, Red Valkyries: Feminist Lessons from Five Revolutionary Women, a...
152 - A.K. 47 - My Heart Belongs to the Finnish Poor
Kristen Ghodsee reads the first English translation of Alexandra Kollontai’s “My Heart Belongs to the Finnish Poor,” originally published as "Suomen k...
151 - A.K. 47 - Narva
Kristen Ghodsee reads Cathy Porter’s translation of an excerpt from Alexandra Kollontai’s autobiography. Reflecting on a visit to Narva, Estonia in Ma...
150 - A.K. 47 - Bonus Episode - Capitalism, Socialism, and Esteem with Prof. Scott Sehon
Kristen Ghodsee revisits her discussion about arguments for socialism with Bowdoin College professor of philosophy, Scott R. Sehon. This conversation...
149 - A.K. 47 - Bonus Episode - Embrace your political despair
Kristen Ghodsee shares a conservation with a previous guest from March 2022, a self-described anarchist activist, about the value of feeling one’s pol...
148 - A.K. 47 - The New Morals
Kristen R. Ghodsee reads a 1930 interview with Alexandra Kollontai about the new morality around love and marriage in the Soviet Union. Kollontai argu...
147 - A.K. 47 - March 8, 1947
Kristen Ghodsee reads Aleksandra Kollontai’s March 8, 1947 International Women’s Day address, taken from the book: Alexandra Kollontai: The Plight, St...
146 - A.K. 47 - Bonus Episode - Sally Rooney's Intermezzo (with spoilers)
In this special bonus episode, recorded on Valentine's Day 2025 in Dublin, Kristen Ghodsee and her daughter discuss the book Intermezzo, the latest by...
145 - A.K. 47 - Who Needs the War? - Part 6
Kristen Ghodsee reads the final section of Alexandra Kollontai's 1915/1916 essay about World War I–"Who Needs the War?"–and looks for lessons applicab...
144 - A.K. 47 - Who Needs the War? - Part 5
Kristen Ghodsee reads the fifth section of Alexandra Kollontai's 1915 essay about World War I–"Who Needs the War?"–and looks for lessons applicable to...
143 - A.K. 47 - Who Needs the War? - Part 4
Kristen Ghodsee reads the fourth section of Alexandra Kollontai's 1915 essay about World War I–"Who Needs the War?"–and looks for lessons applicable t...
142 - A.K. 47 - Who Needs the War? - Part 3 (and a special message for election eve)
Kristen Ghodsee reads the third section of Alexandra Kollontai's 1915 essay about World War I–"Who Needs the War?"–and looks for lessons applicable to...
141 - A.K. 47 - Bonus Episode - Is Internationalism possible?
In this episode, Kristen Ghodsee discusses Alexandra Kollontai, nationalism, internationalism, and supranationalism with her daughter, just home from...
140 - A.K. 47 - Who Needs the War? - Part 2
Kristen Ghodsee reads Alexandra Kollontai's 1915 essay about World War I–"Who Needs the War?"–and looks for lessons applicable to the present day.
139 - A.K. 47 - Who Needs the War? - Part 1
Kristen Ghodsee reads Alexandra Kollontai's 1915 essay about World War I–"Who Needs the War?"–and looks for lessons applicable to the present day.
138 - Bonus Episode – Socialism: A Logical Introduction with Professor Scott Sehon
Kristen Ghodsee speaks to Scott R. Sehon, a professor of philosophy, about his new book, Socialism: A Logical Introduction, and why we should use argu...
137 - A.K. 47 - Bonus Episode - Claudia Jones's 8 March 1950 International Women's Day Speech
For International Women's Day, Kristen Ghodsee reads the Black Trinidadian activist and journalist Claudia Jones's speech for International Women's Da...
136 - A.K. 47 - "Diplomat, Novelist, Leader - Versatile Mme. Kollontay"
Kristen Ghodsee reads a profile of Alexandra Kollontai which appeared in the Washington Post on May 15, 1927 when Kollontai was serving as the Soviet...
135 - A.K. 47 - Bonus Episode - 5th Anniversary Conversation about Parenthood
Kristen Ghodsee and her daughter share a conversation about Kollontai's pro-natalism and the current discourse about the BirthStrike. Are the relevant...
134 - A.K. 47 - The Labor of Women in the Evolution of the Economy - Part 3
Kristen Ghodsee reads the final part of Alexandra Kollontai's 1921 essay, "The Labor of Women in the Evolution of the Economy" to explore Kollontai's...
133 - A.K. 47 - The Labor of Women in the Evolution of the Economy - Part 2
Kristen Ghodsee reads the second part of Alexandra Kollontai's 1921 essay, "The Labor of Women in the Evolution of the Economy" to explore Kollontai's...
132 - A.K. 47 - The Labor of Women in the Evolution of the Economy - Part 1
Kristen Ghodsee reads the first part of Alexandra Kollontai's 1921 essay, "The Labor of Women in the Evolution of the Economy." A portion of this essa...
131 - A.K. 47 - Bonus Episode - The Fun Manifesto
In this bonus episode, Kristen Ghodsee welcomes back her now almost 22-year-old daughter to discuss a theory of fun. What would a society look like if...
130 - A.K. 47 - The Workers Opposition - Part 5
Kristen Ghodsee reads the fifth and final part of Alexandra Kollontai's 1921 text: "The Workers Opposition."
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129 - A.K. 47 - The Workers Opposition - Part 4
Kristen Ghodsee reads the fourth part of Alexandra Kollontai's 1921 text: "The Workers Opposition" and moans a bit about joining Instagram: @kristengh...
128 - A.K. 47 - The Workers Opposition - Part 3
Kristen Ghodsee reads the third part of Alexandra Kollontai's 1921 text: "The Workers Opposition."
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127 - A.K. 47 - The Workers Opposition - Part 2
Kristen Ghodsee reads the second part of Alexandra Kollontai's 1921 text: "The Workers Opposition."
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126 - A.K. 47 - The Workers Opposition - Part 1
Kristen Ghodsee reads the first part of Alexandra Kollontai's 1921 text: "The Workers Opposition."
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125 - A.K. 47 - Introduction to The Workers Opposition
On the eve of a possible UPS strike in the United States, Kristen Ghodsee reads a 1968 introduction to Alexandra Kollontai's 1921 pamphlet written in...
124 - A.K. 47 - Conversation Piece
Kristen Ghodsee reads Cathy Porter's 1980 translation of Kollontai's 1922 short story, "Conversation Piece," about a woman having to choose between th...
123 - A.K. 47 - A 1982 Review of Kollontai's "A Great Love" in the New York Times
Kristen Ghodsee reads an April 25, 1982 review of a [then] new English translation of Alexandra Kollontai's collection, "A Great Love," translated by...
122 - A.K. 47 - Bonus Episode - the Anti-Sexist Kollontai Vodka of Italy
Kristen Ghodsee reads an article about the creation in 2019 of the Kollontai Vodka Antisessista by a group of self-managed workers in Milan. Sales fro...
121 - A.K. 47 - "Alexandra Kollontay: The World's One Woman Ambassador" Part 2
Kristen Ghodsee reads the second half of a biographical article written by the American Katharine Anthony and published in The North American Review i...
120 - A.K. 47 - "Alexandra Kollontay: The World's One Woman Ambassador" Part 1
Kristen Ghodsee reads the first half of a biographical article written by the American Katharine Anthony and published in The North American Review in...
119 - A.K. 47 - Bonus Episode - Clara Zetkin on the Establishment of 8 March as International Communist Women's Day
To celebrate International Women's Day in 2023, Kristen Ghodsee reads an abridged version of Clara Zetkin's article on the official establishment of M...
118 - A.K. 47 - Alexandra Kollontai in Mexico
Kristen Ghodsee reads two news items about Alexandra Kollontai from December 25, 1926 and April 21, 1927, during the time that Kollontai served as the...