Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0011910, Sat, 17 Sep 2005 14:37:04 -0700

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Fwd: question regarding Essay on Persecution of Jews by Vladimir
Dmitievich Nabokov
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Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 07:07:52 -0800
From: Carolyn Kunin <chaiselongue@earthlink.net>
Reply-To: Carolyn Kunin <chaiselongue@earthlink.net>
Subject: question regarding Essay on Persecution of Jews by Vladimir Dmitievich
Nabokov
To: Vladimir Nabokov Forum

Dear List,

Translating this article by VDN raised an interesting question: where did
his (and consequently his son's) anti-antisemitism come from?

Was this a tradition in the family? Was it unique in their class? Did
Russian anti-antisemitism exist outside the Nabokov family?

As a Jew and a fan of Nabokov I wannano. Does anybody?

Carolyn

p.s. I would like to call attention to the poignant last sentence of the
article:

At the same time those Jews who remain true Russian patriots must contribute
what they can to the general fight for the restoration of Russia, and
against the orgy of bolshevism; to take up the unremitting work and
self-denial that it will cost, and finally, never to lose heart even though
we can not be sure that what we begin now will ever end in victory.

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