The Russian Version John Wilkinson Equal parts song

Equal parts song

María Negroni

brilliant works of maximum refulgence

Like Hermione Lee ‘at the movies

Ultimately though I’d just call it a book

The Russian Version John Wilkinson Equal parts songElena Fanailova Translated from the Russian by Genya Turovskaya and Stephanie Sandler. The Russian Version is a collection of poems that spans Russia's post Soviet era. Acclaimed journalist and poet, Elena Fanailova tells stories about the various social layers of a stratified and conflicted nation, reclaiming the poet's role as social critic, while scrutinizing her own position as citizen and poet. Fanailova's political lyricism casts personal pain