Isaiah Berlin: A LifeIsaiah Berlin refused to write an autobiography, but he agreed to talk about himself - and so for 10 years, before's Berlin's death in November 1997, he allowed Michael Ignatieff to interview him about his past, his ideas, his most intimate memories, and his inner conflicts. |
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... Petrograd to secure compensation for his fire loss , in an atmosphere , so he hoped , ' less poisonous ' than that of Riga . ' Andreapol , a logging town of about ... Petrograd : Uncle Isaac and Aunt Evgenia Landoberg 21 Petrograd , 1916–20.
... Petrograd to secure compensation for his fire loss , in an atmosphere , so he hoped , ' less poisonous ' than that of Riga . ' Andreapol , a logging town of about ... Petrograd : Uncle Isaac and Aunt Evgenia Landoberg 21 Petrograd , 1916–20.
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... Petrograd in 1916 until their departure for England in 1921 , Isaiah did not attend school . He educated himself in the library of the family's rented flat on Vassilievsky Island in the north of the city . The apartment was above a ...
... Petrograd in 1916 until their departure for England in 1921 , Isaiah did not attend school . He educated himself in the library of the family's rented flat on Vassilievsky Island in the north of the city . The apartment was above a ...
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... Petrograd in the autumn of 1917 , Isaiah noticed , as they drove home in a taxi , that the walls of the city were plastered with posters for elections to the new constituent assembly . Already young men were tearing down the posters of ...
... Petrograd in the autumn of 1917 , Isaiah noticed , as they drove home in a taxi , that the walls of the city were plastered with posters for elections to the new constituent assembly . Already young men were tearing down the posters of ...
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