{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/8becc71b-c3c4-477e-89aa-eb815c343eb9/623883039e53f8001244f997?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Andrey Kurkov: \"This war will last as long as Putin is alive\"","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f7a11a8cbe4dd53cefde/1642097461837-7e9fcedf87d1e386dc0a752d7ef6b7c1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Andrey Kurkov, author of&nbsp;<em>Death and the Penguin</em>, speaks to Megan Gibson about life in Ukraine right now. They discuss the role of artists during war, how this conflict will change Ukrainians’ view of Russia for good, and what it will take to bring an end to the war.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you have a You Ask Us question for the international team, email&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk</a></p><p><br></p><p>Podcast listeners can get a special discount on subscriptions to the New Statesman. Visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.newstatesman.com/podcastoffer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.newstatesman.com/podcastoffer</a>&nbsp;to subscribe for 12 weeks for just £1 a week.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Further reading:</strong></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p>Art from a <a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/ukraine/2022/03/art-from-a-nation-under-attack\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">nation under attack</a></p><p>Courage and camaraderie on the <a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/ukraine/2022/03/courage-and-camaraderie-on-the-ukraine-hungary-border\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ukraine-Hungary border</a></p><p>The <a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/ukraine/2022/02/the-exemplary-resilience-of-volodymyr-zelensky\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">exemplary resilience</a> of Volodymyr Zelensky</p><p><a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/world/2022/02/letter-from-kyiv-while-ukraines-oligarchs-flee-my-friends-and-i-have-sunday-lunch\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Letter from Kyiv</a>: While Ukraine’s oligarchs flee, my friends and I have Sunday lunch</p>","author_name":"The New Statesman"}