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The CIA and ‘Doctor Zhivago’: Explore the cache of documents

Link April 19, 2014 Friendly Helper

The CIA and ‘Doctor Zhivago’: Explore the cache of documents

Here’s a selection of some of the more than 130 newly declassified CIA documents that detail the agency’s secret involvement in the printing of “Doctor Zhivago” – an audacious plan that helped deliver the book into the hands of Soviet citizens who later passed it friend to friend, allowing it to circulate in Moscow and other cities in the Eastern Bloc.

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  • Still Vancouver’s Olympics ~ Creating the People’s History of 2010
  • Hi Mom, One Year Gone…
  • “Letters from Russia” discussion on “Write Now!” radio show – interview transcription
  • Public Speaking BadAss, Part 1 A Practical Guide to Inspiring Audiences
  • Rebagliati Positive About 2010 in “Heads – the Marijuana Lifestyle magazine”
  • Dear Beloved Mom, Happy Birthday, almost 3 months gone…
  • Moscow, French Russia – Letters from Russia, Part 12
  • Hello VANOC, We’re nice, local, and invite you for a coffee and a talk – Open Letter #2

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