{"id":591840,"date":"2026-10-21T12:38:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T09:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reform.news\/?p=591840"},"modified":"2026-10-21T12:57:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T09:57:55","slug":"pippi-who-ate-fly-agarics-fourth-episode-of-pukst-in-the-north-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/pippi-who-ate-fly-agarics-fourth-episode-of-pukst-in-the-north-released","title":{"rendered":"Pippi Who Ate Fly Agarics. Fourth Episode of \u201cPukst in the North\u201d Released"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The fourth episode of the documentary series \u201cPukst in the North\u201d has been released on the YouTube channel \u201cSasha, What Are You Talking About?!\u201d The new episode of the Reform.news project focuses on Scandinavian literature, the Belarusian language and translations that changed characters familiar from childhood.<\/p>\n<p>This time, <b>Siarhei Pukst<\/b> recalls first seeing a book about \u201cPippi Longstocking\u201d translated by <b>Dzmitry Plaks<\/b>. Unlike the well-behaved Pippi in the Soviet translation, this girl ate fly agaric mushrooms and looked like a genuine punk rebel. The story becomes a starting point for a more serious discussion. After gaining independence, Belarus sought to establish its own language and, with it, the opportunity to read world literature directly, without Russian as an intermediary. Support for translation and cultural exchanges from the Nordic countries helped foster an entire school of Belarusian translators.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_41458\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D5GD3pjfNd0?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=ru&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&rel=0&fs=0&playsinline=1&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/figure>\n<p>The episode also discusses <b>Vasil Bykau<\/b>, <b>Sviatlana Alexievich<\/b> and Belarus&#8217;s cultural ties with Finland and Sweden. Pukst reflects on how translations not only change books but also help society reclaim its own voice.<\/p>\n<p>The scriptwriter, narrator and musician is Siarhei Pukst. The project is directed by <b>Artsiom Lobach<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>The final episode of the project will be released next Wednesday, October 28, on the \u201cSasha, What Are You Talking About?!\u201d YouTube channel.<\/p>\n<p>The project was created by Reform.news with support from the Nordic Council of Ministers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fourth episode of the documentary series \u201cPukst in the North\u201d has been released on the YouTube channel \u201cSasha, What Are You Talking About?!\u201d The new episode of the Reform.news project focuses on Scandinavian literature, the Belarusian language and translations that changed characters familiar from childhood. 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