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Soviet Life through Official Literature

on BBC Radio 3

Four talks in which Mary Seton-Watson introduces selections from the state-owned literary journals.
1: Is Romance Dead? 'The guests sat about in soft leather armchairs from Romania; on a low table stood several fat bottles with shiny labels and a German dish of sliced lemon. Tanya was always on a high on these occasions; clever, elegant, a trifle poison-tongued, especially when talking to the women.' Readers GWEN WATFORD BENJAMIN WHITROW Producer LOUISE PURSLOW

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Introduces:
Mary Seton-Watson
Producer:
Louise Purslow

BBC Radio 3

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