Nabokov (Nicolas)
MS. Berlin 270
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Nabokov (Nicolas)
Shelfmark
MS. Berlin 270
Summary
Written in Russian (predominantly) and English
Includes letters about:
(fol. 15) news of several members of the intelligentsia in the Soviet Union, including Akhmatova, Zoshchenko, Shostakovich and Prokoviev, 1947
(fols. 86-89) Auden's series 'Bucolics', including poems dedicated to Nabokov and Berlin, together with comments on Berenson, [1953]
(fol. 97) sending a note to Boris Pasternak, 1954
(fols. 163-176, 187) the Tolstoy conference, organised by Nabokov, at which Berlin gave a paper, 1959-1960
(fol. 178) the difficulty of Boris Pasternak's position in the Soviet Union, 1959
(fols. 204, 215-216) Stravinsky, especially his composition for the Jerusalem Music Festival, 1961-1962
Date
1943-1965
Language
English
Physical extent
225 Leaves
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Collection contents
Papers of Sir Isaiah Berlin, 1897-1998, with some family papers, 1903-1972
Correspondence and papers
Letters of major correspondents
Nabokov (Nicolas)
