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Time Codes:
00:00 Start
00:51 Discussion of the Book
02:07 Personal Perception of the Book
05:16 Pelevin's Influence
08:18 Plot and Theme of the Novel
12:46 Cultural Commentary
14:35 Historical Value of the Text
16:47 Artistic Value
18:29 Criticism of Pelevin's Work
22:26 "General Ration Pay" as a Monument to the Times
24:08 The Book and Its Situationality
25:54 Types and Social Types
28:34 The Atmosphere and Mood of the Novel
29:59 Personal Perception of Pelevin
37:12 Poet-Prophets in the Ancient Romans
38:10 Conspiracy Elements in Pelevin's Work
40:03 The Influence of the Book Market on Pelevin's Work
40:54 Pelevin as a Conspiracy Theorist
43:22 Theories about Pelevin's Co-author
46:54 The Evolution of Pelevin's Work
48:43 Material Considerations and the Vulnerability of Writers
49:48 Fear of Losing an Audience
52:00 Political and Personal
53:55 The Decline of Talent
55:12 Meeting with a Literary Scholar
56:13 "Colophon" Section: Book "Cultural Codes of Economics"
01:01:09 Book "Guns, Germs, and Steel"

New Podcast Episode "Bookmark," starring Ekaterina Shulman and Galina Yuzefovich, is dedicated to Viktor Pelevin.

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