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Russian Authors
A selection of programmes relating to Russian authors, poets and playwrights.
Tolstoy—In Our Time
Melvyn Bragg explores the life and work of the 19th century Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy.
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The Exile of Solzhenitsyn—Witness History
In February 1974, Russia's most famous dissident writer was sent into exile in the West.
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Vladimir Nabokov
James Mossman talks to Russian writer Vladimir Nabokov in this 1970 interview.
1. Tomorrow—Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov
Gentle, intelligent Oblomov fails to deal with life.
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2. Love—Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov
Oblomov has fallen in love with Olga. Back in St Petersburg, her patience is tested.
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The Hired Man, the Russian literary scene, and The Water-Babies—Open Book
Aminatta Forna, the Russian literary scene, and 150 years of The Water-Babies.
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