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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... remembered , in Pskov station . At other smaller stations they would barter salt and candles for bread and eggs from the peasants on the platform . ' You can imagine the comfort of it , ' Mendel remembered dryly , ' there being no ...
... remembered , in Pskov station . At other smaller stations they would barter salt and candles for bread and eggs from the peasants on the platform . ' You can imagine the comfort of it , ' Mendel remembered dryly , ' there being no ...
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... remembered in a matter - of - fact voice of her vigil at the prison gates , of their humiliation at the hands of their jailers , of the desertion and betrayal of so many of their former friends . She kept interrupting herself . ' It is ...
... remembered in a matter - of - fact voice of her vigil at the prison gates , of their humiliation at the hands of their jailers , of the desertion and betrayal of so many of their former friends . She kept interrupting herself . ' It is ...
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... remembered him in his office dictating letters on his Grundig machine , clicking the record button on and off , interspersing dictation with remarks and jokes to people in the room . His Scottish secretary had to transcribe these tapes ...
... remembered him in his office dictating letters on his Grundig machine , clicking the record button on and off , interspersing dictation with remarks and jokes to people in the room . His Scottish secretary had to transcribe these tapes ...
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