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Dr Zhivago
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The CIA published a hardback Russian language edi edition of Dr. Chicago in the Netherlands and a miniature paperback edition at its own headquarters, making sure that quote, "The hand of the United States government was not to be shown in any manner," revealed the documents.
Candace Owens · Candace · Apr 2025 Listen at 12:17 The best things said about it
We know for a fact that he too worked with the CIA to popularize a book called Dr Zhivago, which I should mention that book was written by his Russian cousin.
Candace Owens Candace · Apr 2025 She read Dr Zhivago and began to think that she hadn't really understood that she would not see her children again.
It's the Dr Zhivago of children.
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Dr. Zhivago by Boris Pasternak is an epic Russian novel following a physician and poet caught up in the sweeping, violent transformations of the Russian Revolution and its aftermath. Elliott Kalan brought up the book on SmartLess as part of a trivia game clue, while Robert Davi referenced it on Timcast IRL to compare epic cinematic storytelling scales to other films. More extensively, Candace Owens discussed the book on Candace within the historical context of its covert publication and weaponization by the CIA during the Cold War to undermine Soviet ideology. Owens detailed how the agency distributed Dutch hardback editions and miniature headquarters paperbacks while keeping government involvement completely hidden, noting that the author and a CIA operative shared familial ties. Additionally, Rosemary Sullivan discussed the book on The Book Review when analyzing Svetlana Alliluyeva's life and her realization regarding forced separations from her children around the time of her defection. Across these varied podcasts, speakers explored the novel both as a monumental work of twentieth-century literature and as a fascinating geopolitical instrument used during the height of Cold War espionage.
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Candace Owens And we know for a fact that he too worked with the CIA to popularize a book called Dr. Shivago, which I sho… 2
“And we know for a fact that he too worked with the CIA to popularize a book called Dr. Shivago, which I should mention that book was written by his Russian cousin. So Joe Pastor Nicknick and the author of this book, Boris Pastor Nick, were actually cousins.”
“The CIA published a hardback Russian language edi edition of Dr. Chicago in the Netherlands and a miniature paperback edition at its own headquarters, making sure that quote, "The hand of the United States government was not to be shown in any manner," revealed the documents.”
Robert Davi if you watch the movie dr zhivago and everyone thinks of it as it's a it's a film that uh uh who's the grea… 2
“if you watch the movie dr zhivago and everyone thinks of it as it's a it's a film that uh uh who's the great director stanley kubrick”
“i says because it's the dr zhivago of children”
Rosemary Sullivan I think she she read Dr shivago and began to think that she hadn't really understood that she would not see… 1
“I think she she read Dr shivago and began to think that she hadn't really understood that she would not see her children again”
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“Russian novel made into a film starring Omar Sharif. You got this one. I can see. Oh my god, I know it. I'm literally my brain is on fire. That's where the answer would be. Don't look in the other organs. It's not in your lungs or the frozen turkey section. I'm s Dr. Jivago.”
