Pasternak, Boris -- Quoted in “Farewell in a Poet’s Land,” Life Magazine (1960-06-13)

Dave — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 23:24:08 +0000

They don’t ask much of you. They only want you to hate the things you love and to love the things you despise.

Boris Pasternak (1890-1960) Russian poet, novelist, and literary translator
Quoted in “Farewell in a Poet’s Land,” Life Magazine (1960-06-13)
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On the Communist leadership of the Soviet Union.

This article was an obituary for Pasternak. I have been unable to find a primary source for the quote.

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Pasternak, Boris -- Quoted in “Farewell in a Poet’s Land,” Life Magazine (1960-06-13)