Russophile: The Life Story of Georges Nivat, Told by Himself

The famous French Slavist Georges Nivat (born 1935) has lived a life packed with vivid events. Close communication with Boris Pasternak, expulsion from the USSR, arrest of a fiancée, a wound in Algeria, friendship with dissidents, May 1968, meetings with Solzhenitsyn… In the USSR, they treated him harshly—but if there are any real, unfeigned Russophiles in the world, then he is one of them.

The audiobook “Russophile” continues Alexander Arkhangelsky’s series “A Happy Life.” Georges Nivat’s story of his fate against the backdrop of Big History was born thanks to the author’s many conversations with the hero.