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Jack Duggan
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I rewatched The Death of Stalin today, and while trying to find locations where it had been filmed I discovered the score had been written deliberately to imitate Dmitri Shostakovich.
It was at that point that I realised Dmitri Dmitriyevitch was in fact THAT Dmitri, and this book has been about a real person the entire time 🙃
— 16 hours, 25 min ago
It was at that point that I realised Dmitri Dmitriyevitch was in fact THAT Dmitri, and this book has been about a real person the entire time 🙃
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Jack Duggan
is on page 59 of 184
I’m liking the satire of Soviet structure (if it can be thought of as that) and the inherent ridiculous of trying to quantify creativity. Sometimes it is getting a bit confusing when they switch between formal and familiar names, and it can be hard to take character with names like Sergey Sergeyovitch seriously, even if that is what they’d be called. I’m also not sure if some of the names are real famous people
— Feb 14, 2026 03:54PM
Jack Duggan
is on page 40 of 184
Still fun, quite liking it. Contrasting the harsh bureaucracy of Soviet life against Dmitri’s artistic integrity is a nice solid cord to build around. Still jumping all around time-wise, and the non-linear approach works well with mini-cliffhangers before it jumps about again
— Feb 13, 2026 05:12PM
Jack Duggan
is on page 23 of 184
Quite liking this one so far. Feels like a Soviet equivalent to Kurt Vonnegut, all short paragraphs and jumping back and forth in time (which makes sense given the title). Not as funny, but more nihilistic maybe
— Feb 12, 2026 03:49PM
