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Please join us for a film screening of "Akhmatova's Orphans. Disassembly" (2024) and discussion with Director Yuri Leving (Princeton University).

“Akhmatova's Orphans. Disassembly” (2024, 70 min.) is a documentary that follows four Leningrad poets — Joseph Brodsky, Evgenii Rein, Anatoly Naiman, and Dmitrii Bobyshev — whom Anna Akhmatova called her “magic choir.” After her death, they became known as the “Akhmatova orphans.” In this film directed by Yuri Leving, the poets reflect on the origins of the “orphans” myth, their literary careers, and the fractures in their friendships. It is a story of memory, poetry, and the passage of time.

Hosted by the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures. Co-sponsored by the Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages and CREEES (Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies.