Valerii Pereleshin: The Life of a Silkworm

‘This book offers its reader a mind-blowing adventure: it is the story of the life and writing of a twentieth century Russian poet at once too strange, too radical, and too good to be true.’

Polina Barskova, The Russian review vol 75:02:2016

‘The book is impressively researched, with a formidable scholarly apparatus…. Even more remarkable is Bakich’s deft handling of a bewilderingly complex context.’

Timothy Lange, Slavic & East European Journal vol 61:02:2017

“The story of Valerii Pereleshin, ‘the best Russian poet of the Southern Hemisphere,’ makes fascinating reading. Both his biography and his poetry deserve to be brought to the attention of a wider audience.” Barry Scherr, Mandel Family Professor of Russian, Dartmouth College

“Written in a lucid and balanced way, Valerii Pereleshin strikes the right balance between Pereleshin’s life, poetry, and philosophical views.” Alexandra Smith, Reader in Russian Studies, University of Edinburgh