Word: sovietizers
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Zhivago himself is a weak man, a Russian Hamlet to whom reality itself is the greatest antagonist. (The figure of Hamlet dominates Zhivago's conception of himself, culminating in the most notable of his poems collected at the end of the book.) The collection of pygmies in the Soviet Writers Union, besides their fatuous forays against Zhivago's politics complained that the character lacked a social conscience, that the book itself was devoid of a social meaning. And, in a way, it is legitimate criticism. When a protagonist of great stature fails to come to terms with reality...
...well be unamed. The texture of the book itself is often dream-like. There are no expanations for remarkable conincidences. Useless characters and irrelevant scenes are introduced, languish, and are forgotten. Time sequence and geography and character all blur into a fantastic, exciting, but extremely confusing montage. The Soviet literary critics rightly complained that there was a failure to distinguish between the March and October revolutions. No matter what the1
There has, however, been no faltering on Western determination that Berlin must not become a "free" city. Such a situation would be the prelude to a communist controlled Berlin, for under almost any pretext--perhaps disorders caused by their own agents--the Soviet-assisted East Germans could sieze control entirely. But while the West's resistance to the free-city proposal deserves commendation, its failure to suggest alternate schemes is unfortunate for Germany...
East German control over the present eastern sector of Berlin does not necessarily doom the western sector. While the NATO allies must not be deluded by free-city offers, they could deal with East German border guards as agents of the Soviet troops who keep the lid on in the Democratic Republic. If these East German authorities were to attempt to cut off West Berlin then it seems the United States has rightly committed itself to preserve the sector's free status, no matter what the cost. Berlin is no rock off the China coast; it is an actual incubator...
...unification that might be worked out in the framework of these fundamental requirements must follow a sequence of disarmament in Central Europe. Only when the Soviet Union is willing to agree to a relaxation of the Cold War in Europe can the German question be solved. To achieve any realistic result, therefore, the United States must work toward a disengagement gradual enough so that each side can take the immediate steps without feeling its security endangered. Limiting arms in Germany, setting a quota on ground forces and a prohibition on missile bases would prove fruitful as a first step...