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KUZNETSOV, Anatole (1829–1979) - Lot 161
KUZNETSOV, Anatole (1829–1979)
• Correspondence between the exiled writer Anatole Kuznetsov (pseudonym: Anatole) and Sergei Neresovich Krikoryan in Geneva, 1969–1971. LAS, signed typewritten letters with fragments of handwritten text, CAS. Total of 44 pp., various formats, envelopes. Friendly correspondence regarding the writer’s struggles and his rejection of his own surname: “Well, whether it’s childishness or a debt—I’ll try to repay it with the rest of my life. A pseudonym isn’t a crime. ‘Kuznetsov’—it repulses me. (…) No, he was a bastard, and to hell with him, that dog. "They discuss the USSR and the struggle against the regime "I sincerely believe that even the noblest and most heroic struggle within the framework of Soviet power is, in the end, an illusion. For if a liberal in the USSR isn’t shot, isn’t in prison, or isn’t at least caught in a vise from all sides like Solzhenitsyn, it’s because he’s made compromises. And in any case, he remained in the shadows while his comrades were being crucified and shot.” “You’re putting me on the spot with a simple question: how can one fight outside the framework of Soviet reality—should everyone flee to London? And I remain silent. I don’t know. Yes, I myself, the bastard, I fled.”
• Copy of an open letter from Andrei Amalrik to Anatoly Kuznetsov; collection of articles published in the West after Anatoly Kuznetsov’s refusal to return to the USSR.
KUZNETSOV Anatoly Vasilievich (1929–1979) – exiled Soviet writer (nevozvrashenets). Author of the autobiographical novel “Babi Yar,” which recounts life in occupied Kiev, as well as several works included in the Soviet literary curriculum. In 1969, he traveled to London under the pretext of preparing a book on the Second Congress of the RSDLP; upon his arrival, he announced that he refused to return and requested asylum. Kuznetsov’s statement that, in order to obtain permission to travel to England (so he could flee), he had been forced six months earlier to become a KGB agent and denounce certain writers he knew caused a sensation in the West. The dissident Andrei Amalrik condemned him for these actions in his “Open Letter.” In exile, he worked as a journalist and continued to publish.
KUZNETSOV Anatoly (1829–1979)
• Correspondence between the writer-in-exile Anatoly Kuznetsov (pseudonym Anatol) and Sergei Neresovich Krikorian in Geneva, 1969–1971. Autograph letters, typewritten letters with signatures and fragments of handwritten text, index cards. A total of 44 pages, envelopes. Friendly correspondence regarding the writer’s struggles and his decision to abandon his own surname: “All right, let it be childishness, let it be a promissory note—I’ll try to pay it off with the rest of my life. A pseudonym isn’t a crime. ‘Kuznetsov’—it disgusts me. (…) No, he was a scoundrel, and let him die, the dog.” They discuss the USSR and the struggle against the regime “I truly believe that even the brightest and most heroic struggle within the framework of Soviet power is, ultimately, an illusion. If a liberal in the USSR wasn’t shot, wasn’t in prison, or at least wasn’t besieged on all sides like Solzhenitsyn, then he made compromises. And in any case, he was hiding in the bushes while his comrades were being crucified and shot.” “You’ve got me cornered with a simple question: how to fight outside the framework of Soviet reality—should everyone flee to London? And I remain silent. I don’t know. Yes, I myself, the scoundrel, fled.”
• A copy of Andrei Amalrik’s open letter to Anatoly Kuznetsov; a collection of articles published in the West after Anatoly Kuznetsov refused to return to the USSR.
KUZNETSOV Anatoly Vasilyevich (1929–1979) – Soviet writer who did not return to the USSR. Author of the autobiographical novel *Babi Yar* about life in occupied
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