{"product_id":"its-no-good-9781937027827","title":"It's No Good","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirill Medvedev is a young Russian poet who in 2003 rejected the Moscow literary world for its corruption and irrelevance. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the years since, he has protested the Putin regime on the streets of Moscow, written long essays about the post-Soviet intelligentsia, and taken his poetry in new directions. \"I am interested,\" Medvedev has written, \"exclusively in the artist undertaking a 'battle for his art'--which in our own time will mean a battle for his position. The meaning of this is contained not in one or another social function, but, to the contrary, in the ability to \u003ci\u003esee\u003c\/i\u003e, without distortion by one's social standing, without limitations by one's artistic milieu.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e This book, co-published with Ugly Duckling Presse, collects Medvedev's poetry, essays, and manifestos from the past decade. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e N+1 Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781937027827\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.90w x 1.00d","brand":"Kirill Medvedev","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52801166901429,"sku":"9781937027827","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/its-no-good-9781937027827","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}