A review by grahamlibrarian
The Zhivago Affair: The Kremlin, the CIA, and the Battle Over a Forbidden Book by Peter Finn

4.0

If you like non-fiction and modern history than this book is very interesting. I learned a lot about post WWII Russia that I had no clue about (the things they leave out of World History classes). It was also a great book to finish right before Banned Books Week, as it shows what can happen when a real culture starts banning books and the ideas that spur them. Cold War Russia was a real life dystopian novel. It didn't make me want to read Doctor Zhivago but I appreciate its place in modern literature and modern history.