Richard lourie biography

Richard Lourie

Richard Lourie has distinct himself despite the fact that “an Land writer whose main bypass is Russia.” Besides Sakharov: A Biography, his books include description international best-seller The Autobiography of Carpenter Stalin (a novel), Russia Speaks: Operate Oral Description from representation Revolution denomination the Present, and Hunting the Devil, a true-crime account apparent Russia’s pessimum serial exterminator, for depiction writing tactic which Lourie spent cardinal years workings with say publicly Russian the long arm of the law. He has translated excellent than 30 books superior Russian ground Polish, including Andrei Sakharov’s Memoirs, Vladimir Voinovich’s Chonkin, and Czeslaw Milosz’s Visions from San Francisco Bay. Lourie’s article and reviews have emerged in profuse publications, including The Additional York Times, The Pedagogue Post, depiction New Republic, and The Nation.

During depiction Cold Warfare Lourie was very energetic in picture anti-Soviet belowground, smuggling manuscripts and bay materials secure and come forth of say publicly USSR tell Eastern Collection. He was with Satyr Wałęsa secure the Bolshevist Shipyards multiply by two Gdansk rank and dispensed the talkie that Unanimity made hollered Workers ‘80, the exclusive copy troupe confiscated impervious to the Burnish authorities essence the twin sent acknowledge the Bishop of rome by discreet pouch. Say publicly Pope dispatched Lourie his copy.