Julia Loktev

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558 appearances 2 recordings 1 series first heard Feb 2026 last heard 7 Feb

Julia Loktev’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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And it's something that always played a role there.

You know, people live, I always kind of say that Russian kind of, they live in, you know, in hordes and communities.

They're not solitary.

They live in kind of, they're constantly going to friends' houses and people are gathering and somebody else will come over.

And that is a huge part of what binds people together and keeps them strong and makes them

And there was a lot of energy in that.

And I think community is huge.

And there's a lawyer who speaks at a gathering.

She says, you know, let joy and laughter also be a part of our resistance.

And I think that's important as, you know, they say, well, you know, Putin would like us to just curl up in a fetal position and cry.

But we will continue to laugh and even as we're fighting.

And I think generally dark humor is a huge, huge, huge role in this film and really a huge role in Russian society.

I mean, they've had a century of dark things, and a lot of how it's been dealt with is dark humor.

No, absolutely.

Because, yeah, that's one thing we didn't mention.

If you were a foreign agent, you also had to declare all your expenses to the government.

So because, you know, that pair of underwear that you bought yesterday is now supporting a foreign agent.

And so they would have to just detail all their expenses to the government.

And of course, I mean, how can you not laugh?

Oh, it was all happening so fast.

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