The Interval of Freedom

Soviet Literature During the Thaw, 1954-1957

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Author:

George Gibian

George Gibian held a joint appointment at Smith College as an associate professor in the departments of Russian and English. A native of Prague, he attended schools in France and England before coming to the United States, where he received degrees from the University of Pittsburgh, the School for Advanced International Studies, and Harvard University.

TABLE OF Contents

I FREEDOM AND AFTERMATH, 1953 TO 1958
II THE SCIENTIST AS HERO, SAINT, AND MARTYR
III LOVE VERSUS STEEL PRODUCTION
IV VERSIONS OF A SOVIET INFERNO
V THE CLIMAX WITH DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
VI THE INTERVAL IN PERSPECTIVE

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