The Stray Dog Cabaret by Paul Schmidt

A lively anthology of translations that recreates the anarchic spirit of the Petrograd cabaret scene, collecting poems and performance pieces from the Russian avant-garde around the Revolution; the selections convey a mix of satirical bite, theatrical bravado and sudden lyric tenderness, juxtaposing playful irreverence with darker reflections on urban life and political upheaval while providing contextual notes that situate the work within its turbulent artistic milieu.