Venedikt Yerofeyev: A Recovered Interview with Daphne Skillen
In 1985, Yerofeyev was diagnosed with throat cancer and lost his famously "beautiful baritone" voice, eventually speaking only through an electrolarynx . Venedikt Yerofeyev
A scathing collection of quotations from Lenin’s own works and letters, curated to expose the darker aspects of the Soviet leader’s character. Readers on Reddit and Goodreads celebrate his work
Though largely ignored for most of his life, Yerofeyev is now considered a postmodern master alongside giants like Gogol and Bulgakov. Readers on Reddit and Goodreads celebrate his work for being "shallow and deep, stupid and smart" all at once. Yerofeyev lived much of his life on the
Yerofeyev claimed to have written a novel about composer Dmitri Shostakovich in 1972, but the manuscript was allegedly stolen on a train and has never been found. Biography & "Outsider" Lifestyle
Despite being a brilliant student who entered Moscow State University with a gold medal, he was expelled for "amoral behaviour" and failing to attend military training.
Yerofeyev lived much of his life on the margins of Soviet society, often without a residence permit ( propiska ) and working low-level jobs like stoker or cable-layer.