XIV. A Love Caught in the Fire of Revolution: Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
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Get in your final winter reads—the podcast is covering Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak. For this 20th century epic, Niko and Tatiana discuss history, life, love triangles (again), and the metaphor of snow. Read about the translation history of Doctor Zhivago in the Los Angeles Review of Books: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/giving-doctor-zhivago-another-chance/ Learn about how the CIA helped bring Doctor Zhivago to the western world: https://lithub.com/the-cia-scheme-that-brought-doctor-zhivago-to-the-world/ Technical Notes: We had technical difficulties at the end of this episode. Apologies in advance for the distorted noise at the end.
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