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Authors, Russian 20th century Biography Dissenters Soviet Union Biography Pasternak, Boris Leonidovich 1890-1960 Pasternak, Boris Leonidovich 1890-1960 Censorship Politics and literature Soviet Union History Prohibited books Soviet Union History Soviet Union Foreign relations United States Soviet Union Politics and government 1953-1985 United States Foreign relations Soviet Union United States. Central Intelligence Agency History 20th centuryJones, Amanda
Summary: One of the things small town librarian Amanda Jones values most about books is how they can affirm a young person's sense of self. So in 2022, when she caught wind of a local public hearing that would discuss "book content," she knew what was at stake. Schools and libraries nationwide have been bombarded by demands for books with LGTBQ+ references, discussions of racism, and more to be purged...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Publishing 2024
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Summary: The one volume abridgement of the Banned book series highlights books banned for political, religious, sexual, and social reasons.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Checkmark Books 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.31 KARFinn, Peter
Summary: The dramatic, until-now-untold story of how a forbidden book in the Soviet Union became a secret CIA weapon in the ideological battle between East and West.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 891.73 FINFinn, Peter
Summary: Drawing on newly declassified files, this is the story of how a book forbidden in the Soviet Union became a secret CIA weapon in the ideological battle between East and West. In May 1956, an Italian publishing scout paid a visit to Russia's greatest living poet, Boris Pasternak. He left carrying the manuscript of Pasternak's first and only novel, entrusted to him with these words: "This is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2013