Episode 85: Yevgeny Yevtushenko

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Episode 85 boasts a special guest, Zhenya Yevtushenko, the great poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko’s son, who talks about his dad, reads his poetry, and discusses his  legacy. and his life in Tulsa and points beyond.  The opening music snippet is from Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 13 based on Yevtushenko’s poem “Babi Yar,” with Oleg Tsibulko conducting the Russian National Orchestra.

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