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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... summer in a dacha at Staraya Russa . There were fancy - dress parties , tombolas , and afternoons in the park listening to an Italian orchestra playing at a band stand . The Italians had left their sheet music behind in Italy . Each ...
... summer in a dacha at Staraya Russa . There were fancy - dress parties , tombolas , and afternoons in the park listening to an Italian orchestra playing at a band stand . The Italians had left their sheet music behind in Italy . Each ...
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... summer he happened to choose belonged to the calm before the storm . After he left , the storm began in earnest , with Palestinian Arabs and Jews fighting each other and the British , rendering the territory ungovernable in the process ...
... summer he happened to choose belonged to the calm before the storm . After he left , the storm began in earnest , with Palestinian Arabs and Jews fighting each other and the British , rendering the territory ungovernable in the process ...
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... summer of 1936 , at which Isaiah gobbled black olives and seemed , to Hampshire's amusement , to ignore the English countryside altogether , they became close friends . " Hampshire's elusive discretion and shy uprightness led Isaiah to ...
... summer of 1936 , at which Isaiah gobbled black olives and seemed , to Hampshire's amusement , to ignore the English countryside altogether , they became close friends . " Hampshire's elusive discretion and shy uprightness led Isaiah to ...
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