03/02/2021
Fellow Steamers!
As the future of steaming remains a mystery, we got involved in an online series dedicated to the rich history of Russian Banya - the legacy of which dates back approximately one thousand years. Join us today Wednesday 3rd February at 6PM (GMT). Ethan Po***ck, the author of ‘Without the Banya We Would Perish’ will speak live with Pushkin House, in conversation with DR Rachel Polonsky. Po***ck’s talk is not one to be missed - his book is the one English text to be published with an in-depth analytical focus on the banya’s multifaceted history. To attend register via the link in bio. This research is curated and researched by Madeline Cuckson
Ethan Po***ck , professor of History and Slavic studies at Brown University and author of the first English-language history of the Russian bathhouse, tells the history of this ubiquitous and enduring institution. He explores the bathhouse's role in Russian identity, following public figures (from C