For Your Consideration: War Diary by Yevgenia Belorusets & The Time of Doves by Merce Rodoreda

Show Notes : This week, Cameron continues speaking about Yevgenia Belorusets’ work with War Diary and also explores the experience of women living through war in Merce Rodoreda’s The Time of Doves . War Diary catalogues the first 40 days of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, capturing the turbulence and violence while never forgetting to focus on the human element. Belorusets’ writing is a powerful call against apathy and a reminder to not forget what is human in man. The Time of Doves follows Natalia, a Catalan woman in a new marriage in the years prior, during and after the Spanish Civil War. Rodoreda’s writing depicts the anxiety of being a woman — subject to an overly-expectant husband, keeping house and kids while earning rent money. The flow-of-consciousness style gives you an intimate look into Natalia’s experiences, sometimes blatantly and sometimes merely hinting at the things in her subconscious. Read the entries of War Diary at The music used in this episode was “Старое Кино / Staroye Kino,” by Перемотка / Peremotka. You can find more of their work on Bandcamp and Youtube . Our links: Website | ⁠Discord⁠ Socials: Instagram⁠ | BlueSky | Twitter⁠ | Facebook Questions, comments, want to hear your voice on a bonus episode? Send us an email at slaviclitpod@gmail.com . Advertising Inquiries:

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For Your Consideration: War Diary by Yevgenia Belorusets & The Time of Doves by Merce Rodoreda is an episode from Tipsy Tolstoy by The Slavic Literature Pod.

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This episode was published on Aug 29, 2025.

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