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Six Novels from Russia

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Gilbert Phelps introduces six great Russian novels and shows how they combine strong native characteristics with a powerful universal appeal.
6: Dr. Zhivago
This crowded and panoramic novel by Boris Leonidovich Pasternak about the Russian Revolution has seemed to many the only truly great novel to come out of Russia since the death of Tolstoy.
Broadcast on May 16 (Study on 3) For reading list, send a stamped addressed envelope to: Six Novels from Russia. [address removed]
This week's Study on 3 and accompanying publications; page 36

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Boris Leonidovich Pasternak
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