Ayn Rand - Writing a Gospel of Success, Alexandra Popoff
Ayn Rand: Writing a Gospel of Success
Vasily Grossman and the Soviet Century
Vasily Grossman and the Soviet Century
Sophia Tolstoy - A Biography
Sophia Tolstoy: A Biography
Tolstoy's False Disciple - The Untold Story of Leo Tolstoy and Vladimir Chertkov
Tolstoy’s False Disciple: The Untold Story of Leo Tolstoy and Vladimir Chertkov
The Wives
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Welcome

Welcome to the website of Alexandra Popoff. I am the author of literary biographies. My latest book, a concise interpretive biography of AYN RAND, was published by Yale University Press, Jewish Lives, in August 2024.

Alessandra Wollner has interviewed me about Ayn Rand on the Jewish Lives Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jewish-lives-podcast/id1476077177

I began my career as a journalist working in Moscow. As a 1991 Alfred Friendly Press Fellow I wrote for The Philadelphia Inquirer and its Sunday magazine. Upon immigrating to Canada I lectured in Russian literature and history.

Over the years I contributed essays and book reviews to The Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, Literary Hub, The Globe and Mail, National Post, Tablet Magazine, and Times Literary Supplement.

Events

Please join my discussion of Rand’s life and work on October 9 at 12:30 pm, CST. Here is a registration link for the Zoom meeting on October 9: https://utexas.zoom.us/meeting/register/jSM4wRxbQ_WSrgru6miplg#/registration

Ayn Rand and Her Jewish Identity

Podcasts & Presentations

Please listen to VASILY GROSSMAN AND HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE podcast. In the interview I discussed Grossman’s life and writings, focusing on his article “The Hell of Treblinka.” The podcast was released on Jan. 27, 2025:

Alexandra Popoff on Vasily Grossman & Holocaust Remembrance

You may also watch my presentation on Vasily Grossman at Harvard’s Davis Center:

 

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