Solzhenitsyn, Tvardovsky, and Novy Mir
Condition: SECONDHAND
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In this essential counter-narrative, Vladimir Lakshin offers an intimate and piercing defense of Alexander Tvardovsky, the celebrated editor of the liberal Soviet journal Novy Mir. Written by Tvardovsky’s deputy, the book serves as a powerful rebuttal to Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s portrayal of the editor in his own memoirs, The Oak and the Calf. Lakshin provides a rare, firsthand witness account of the volatile literary and political climate in Moscow, painting a complex portrait of Tvardovsky as a man caught between the crushing weight of Soviet bureaucracy and the burgeoning demands of artistic freedom.Beyond its function as a literary rebuttal, the volume is a significant historical document that chronicles the inner workings of the Soviet intelligentsia during the Thaw. Lakshin’s prose is sharp and observant, stripping away the layers of myth surrounding the publication of Solzhenitsyn’s One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich and the subsequent fracture of the relationship between these two monumental figures. It is an indispensable read for those seeking to understand the human cost of censorship and the moral compromises forced upon writers and editors within the shadow of the Kremlin.
Author: Vladimir Lakshin
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Worn but not faded - jacket still in good condition.
In this essential counter-narrative, Vladimir Lakshin offers an intimate and piercing defense of Alexander Tvardovsky, the celebrated editor of the liberal Soviet journal Novy Mir. Written by Tvardovsky’s deputy, the book serves as a powerful rebuttal to Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s portrayal of the editor in his own memoirs, The Oak and the Calf. Lakshin provides a rare, firsthand witness account of the volatile literary and political climate in Moscow, painting a complex portrait of Tvardovsky as a man caught between the crushing weight of Soviet bureaucracy and the burgeoning demands of artistic freedom.Beyond its function as a literary rebuttal, the volume is a significant historical document that chronicles the inner workings of the Soviet intelligentsia during the Thaw. Lakshin’s prose is sharp and observant, stripping away the layers of myth surrounding the publication of Solzhenitsyn’s One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich and the subsequent fracture of the relationship between these two monumental figures. It is an indispensable read for those seeking to understand the human cost of censorship and the moral compromises forced upon writers and editors within the shadow of the Kremlin.