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 Five Revolutionary Women.Mentioned in this episode:Event - December 2, 2025 in Berlin: Book Discussion of Everyday Utopia with the Frei Universität Event - December 4, 2025 in Vienna: “What has socialism done for women?”Event - December 5, 2025 in Berlin: Jacobin.de special issue launch partyAlso, please see these new Jacobin articles:“The Political Economy of Love in Capitalism” "Der Gebrauchswert der Liebe”"La economía política del amor en el capitalismo”You can also watch the Jacobin Germany issue launch discussion on Youtube hereSend us Fan MailThanks so much for listening. This podcast has no Patreon-type account and receives no funding. There are no ads and there is no monetization. If you'd like to support the work being done here, please spread the word with your networks.Kristen R. Ghodsee is the award-winning author of twelve critically acclaimed books published in over 20 languages, and a University of Pennsylvania Professor of Russian and East European Studies. Check out Kristen Ghodsee's recent books: Everyday UtopiaRed ValkyriesWhy Women Have Better Sex Under SocialismSecond World, Second SexSubscribe to Kristen Ghodsee’s free, episodic newsletter at: https://kristenghodsee.substack.comLearn more about Kristen Ghodsee's work: www.kristenghodsee.com or request to follow her on Instagram @prof_kristen