Prigov: Introduction to strong & weak poems, Милицанер poems, Reagan poems
D. A. Prigov introduces several series of his poetry at U.C. Berkeley, February 2001. He discusses Слезы геральдической души (Tears of a Heraldic Soul), his collection divided into "strong poems" and "weak poems"; Апофеоз Милицанера (Apotheosis of the Policeman), on the policeman as Soviet cultural hero; and Образ Рейгана в советской литературе (The Figure of Reagan in Soviet Literature), on Ronald Reagan as Soviet culture's primary villain. Translation by Prof. Harsha Ram, Dept. of Slavic Languages and Literatures.