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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... Embassy . He addressed a second request , through Foreign Office channels , for permission to continue to Moscow . He also went to the Soviet Embassy in Washington to secure a visa . The Russian Ambassador invited Isaiah to lunch . They ...
... Embassy . He addressed a second request , through Foreign Office channels , for permission to continue to Moscow . He also went to the Soviet Embassy in Washington to secure a visa . The Russian Ambassador invited Isaiah to lunch . They ...
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... embassy forwarded a copy of Andrei Zhdanov's latest strictures on Soviet philosophy , and Isaiah could see that the ideological pressure of the party was as unrelenting as ever . " In April 1948 his friends in the Moscow embassy advised ...
... embassy forwarded a copy of Andrei Zhdanov's latest strictures on Soviet philosophy , and Isaiah could see that the ideological pressure of the party was as unrelenting as ever . " In April 1948 his friends in the Moscow embassy advised ...
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... embassy reception , made him think of a thuggish group of Oxford college porters , ' at once smooth and brutal , class conscious and corrupt , hideously jovial and with an easy gangsterish flow of sentimental reminiscence'.33 36 During ...
... embassy reception , made him think of a thuggish group of Oxford college porters , ' at once smooth and brutal , class conscious and corrupt , hideously jovial and with an easy gangsterish flow of sentimental reminiscence'.33 36 During ...
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