/ samizdat / noun sa·miz·dat | \ ˈsä-mēz-ˌdät \ Portmanteau of Russian ‘sam’ (self) and ‘izdatel’stvo’ (publisher); literally self-published. Samizdat was the term given to clandestine reproduction and distribution of government-suppressed literature in Soviet countries. “Samizdat” is a podcast about the editorial cultural heritage, sometimes invisible, but which formed us without being too aware of this fact. The architecture of the book, the illustration, the texts, and the authors behind them come with captivating stories both visually and narratively. We’ve seen and heard various stories about the glorious times during the soviets in Moldovan book publishing, but we never got too close to touch the real stories of the people behind it all that are still alive and can still speak about its greatness.
