Arkady and Boris Strugatsky - "Roadside Picnic" (1972)

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Chrononauts

JM, Gretchen and Nate

146 episodes

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A science fiction literature history podcast, covering popular and obscure works. Contains spoilers for all works discussed. Texts and translations: https://chrononautspodcast.blogspot.com/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1093395-chrononauts Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chrononautspodcast Twitter: @ChrononautsSF email: chrononautspodcast@gmail.com Music and readings: https://chrononautspodcast.bandcamp.com Opening theme music by Ionas von Zezswitz Sounds and effects by Nate AI thumbnail art by DALL-E-2 and Stable Diffusion

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Arkady and Boris Strugatsky - "Roadside Picnic" (1972) | Chrononauts Episode 49

Chrononauts

2 hours 28 minutes 2 seconds

2 months ago

Arkady and Boris Strugatsky - "Roadside Picnic" (1972) | Chrononauts Episode 49

Containing Matters of Monkey

Timestamps:

introductions, non-podcast reads (0:00)

Strugatsky brothers biography, non-spoiler discussion (24:56)

spoiler summary and discussion (1:01:13)

"Stalker" film discussion (1:51:27)

Bibliography:

Cordasco, Rachel - "Fantastic Fiction: The Strugatsky Brothers in 1962" https://seattlein2025.org/2025/07/11/fantastic-fiction-the-strugatsky-brothers-in-1962/

The Guardian - "Boris Strugatsky: Russia mourns death of sci-fi writer – even Vladimir Putin" https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/nov/20/boris-strugatsky-russia-sci-fi-writer

Howell, Yvonne - "Arkady Natanovich Strugatsky (August 28, 1925-October 13, 1991)" Science Fiction Studies, volume 19, issue 1 (1992)

Lem, Stanislaw, Elsa Schieder and R.M.P.- “About the Strugatskys’ ‘Roadside Picnic,’” Science Fiction Studies, volume 10, issue 3 (1983)

Riley, John - "Boris Strugatsky: Acclaimed writer of science fiction" obituary (2012) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/boris-strugatsky-acclaimed-writer-of-science-fiction-8424590.html

Science Fiction Encyclopedia - "Strugatski, Arkady and Boris" https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/strugatski_arkady

Simon, Erik - “The Strugatskys in Political Context,” Science Fiction Studies, volume 31, issue 3 (2004)

Strugatsky, Arkadii, Vladimir Gopman, Mark Knighton, and Darko Suvin- “Science Fiction Teaches the Civic Virtues: An Interview with Arkadii Strugatsky,” Science Fiction Studies, volume 18, issue 1 (1991)

Strugatsky, Boris Natanovich, Erik Simon- “Working for Tarkovsky,” Science Fiction Studies, volume 31, issue 3 (2004)