Amelia Glaser

Amelia Glaser is associate professor of Russian and Comparative Literature at University of California, San Diego.

“For the Motherla-a”: On Maria Bloshteyn’s “Russia is Burning” and Konstanin Simonov’s “Wait for Me”
Amelia Glaser explores the Soviet poetic legacy of World War II though Maria Bloshteyn’s “Russia is Burning” and Konstantin Simonov’s selected poems, “Wait for Me.”
Amelia GlaserJun 6, 2021
- Poetry
Gogol in the White House
Amelia Glaser draws parallels between the audience with Catherine the Great in Gogol's “Christmas Eve” and Donald Trump speaking with Volodymyr Zelensky.
Amelia GlaserOct 26, 2019
Poems for an Uncertain World: On Serhiy Zhadan’s “What We Live For, What We Die For”
Amelia Glaser recommends “What We Live For, What We Die For: Selected Poems” by Serhiy Zhadan, translated from Ukrainian by Virlana Tkacz and Wanda Phipps.
Amelia GlaserMay 11, 2019
- Around the World
- Poetry
Interesting Times: Svetlana Alexievich on the Dangers of a Great Idea
Like Trump, Putin was looking for “greatness.” We can learn from Svetlana Alexievich’s account.
Amelia Glaser, Teresa KurucNov 22, 2016
- Around the World
- Nonfiction
Under the Tyranny of Memory
Memories of the Soviet Union haunt Ukrainian author Serhiy Zhadan's recently translated novel, "Voroshilovgrad."
Amelia GlaserJun 29, 2016
- Fiction

“For the Motherla-a”: On Maria Bloshteyn’s “Russia is Burning” and Konstanin Simonov’s “Wait for Me”