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Uncovering the Secret Letters of a Russian Émigré: Love, Politics, and Survival (1947-1975)

Dive into the hidden world of Nina Berberova, a Russian émigré writer who fled the Bolsheviks, survived Nazi-occupied Paris, and reinvented herself as a Yale professor. This video unpacks her newly discovered letters to Sergej Rittenberg—a collection of 150+ letters spanning 30 years. You'll discover how she navigated poverty, political betrayals, and a secret friendship that held the key to understanding the 20th century's most turbulent events. From her sharp critiques of Nabokov and Akhmatova to her early predictions of the Soviet collapse, these letters reveal a woman who lived three lives in one. Watch to learn how one person's correspondence can rewrite history.