Evgeny Medvedev, City, 2018
Catoblepas is an independent press for contemporary poetry, a stochastic journal, and a community of cultural projects from Saint Petersburg.
Now at Catoblepas
- sewn — a report on the Bias Tape launch — Photographs, video, and guests’ impressions from the gathering at F5 on 24 September 2026.
- Order Marusya Navka’s Bias Tape — the pre-order is complete and the book is going to press
- Watch or read our interview with Marusya Navka — about Bias Tape, poetry, music, and theatre
- Read the stochastic journal — poetry, prose, essays, visual art, cinema, and music
- Discuss Chris Marker’s Sans Soleil at the Film Club on 28 September 2026 — online at 19:00 Moscow time
- Discuss Julian Barnes’s Flaubert’s Parrot at the Book Club on 3 October 2026 — online at 19:00 Moscow time
What We Do
- Publish books — contemporary poetry and experimental literary projects
- Publish a journal — poetry, prose, essays, visual art, short films, and, of course, music
- Build communities — the Book Club and Film Club, competitions, performance lectures, and interdisciplinary projects
- Publish interviews — conversations with authors, artists, and participants in our projects
The press was founded in 2024 by Aleksandr Spiridonov Jr.. Learn more about the press and its editorial team.
Editions
| Title | Author | Year | Status | Formats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bias Tape | Marusya Navka | 2026 | Available to order | Print book, PDF |
| Le Bordel des Muses | Claude Le Petit | 2026 | Published | EPUB |
| New Ideas in Visual Art | Evgeny Medvedev | 2026 | Forthcoming | Print book |
| Anxiety of Days | Evgeny Lebedev | 2025 | Published | Online, PDF |
| Mistakes of Youth | Evgeny Lebedev | 2024 | Published | Online, PDF |
Catoblepas Stochastic Journal
Projects
Interviews
- Marusya Navka on Bias Tape, poetry, music, and theatre
- Evgeny Medvedev: “A Work of Art Is a Model of Visual Perception”
- Evgeny Lebedev: “I Would Prefer My Poetry Not to Be Read”
- All interviews
Translations and Archives
- Materials on the film Limite — articles, interviews, reference material, and screenplay excerpts about Mário Peixoto’s film
Follow and Contact Us
- Catoblepas Press on Telegram
- Catoblepas Press on YouTube
- Official press newsletter — new books, issues, and meetings once or twice a month. Subscribe by email
- ungh@catoblepaspress.ru
- All contact details
Si enim fallor, sum
Augustine, The City of God, XI, 26