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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... mother , Mussa Marie Berlin , was intensely moved by these verses and by the promise of hope that they contained ... mother's memory , he maintained some- thing like awe at her strength of character , mixed with irritation at the tidal ...
... mother , Mussa Marie Berlin , was intensely moved by these verses and by the promise of hope that they contained ... mother's memory , he maintained some- thing like awe at her strength of character , mixed with irritation at the tidal ...
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... mother , while his father slept next door in his study - office . For the next two and a half years their life was reduced to the compass of these two rooms , in an atmosphere of searches , privation and fear that forced them to turn ...
... mother , while his father slept next door in his study - office . For the next two and a half years their life was reduced to the compass of these two rooms , in an atmosphere of searches , privation and fear that forced them to turn ...
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... mother , the Soviet historians were full of hearty bonhomie , but it all seemed like a performance , carefully orchestrated by their party bosses . His own analysis of Soviet politics , ' Generalissimo Stalin and the Art of Government ...
... mother , the Soviet historians were full of hearty bonhomie , but it all seemed like a performance , carefully orchestrated by their party bosses . His own analysis of Soviet politics , ' Generalissimo Stalin and the Art of Government ...
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