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Joseph Brodsky: A Maddening Space

• 1990 ----- color ----- 57 min ----- vhs
• Joseph Brodsky, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, tells the incredible story of his persecution in Russia and of his immigration to the United States. He explains pictures from his youth in Russia, recites some of his work and describes his literary idols. He also shares some of his life experiences, such as his visits to prisons and mental wards, and his eventual exile to a remote Russian village. Friends from Leningrad speak of his decision to leave Russia, and how the move affected his work.
• Topics: (Biography, Literature, Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies, Soviet Union)

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