Dear List,
Translating this article by VDN raised an interesting question: where did his (and consequently his son's) anti-antisemitism come from?
Was this a tradition in the family? Was it unique in their class? Did Russian anti-antisemitism exist outside the Nabokov family?
As a Jew and a fan of Nabokov I wannano. Does anybody?
Carolyn
p.s. I would like to call attention to the poignant last sentence of the article:
At the same time those Jews who remain true Russian patriots must contribute what they can to the general fight for the restoration of Russia, and against the orgy of bolshevism; to take up the unremitting work and self-denial that it will cost, and finally, never to lose heart even though we can not be sure that what we begin now will ever end in victory.