The Secrets We Kept
Book • 2019
The book alternates between U.S.
and Russian perspectives, detailing the CIA's operation to use 'Doctor Zhivago' as political propaganda.
It follows Irina Drozdov, a typist at the CIA, and her role in the operation, as well as the story of Boris Pasternak and his mistress Olga Ivinskaya, who inspired the character of Lara in 'Doctor Zhivago'.
The novel explores the persecution of Pasternak by the Russian government and the significant roles women played in the early CIA.
and Russian perspectives, detailing the CIA's operation to use 'Doctor Zhivago' as political propaganda.
It follows Irina Drozdov, a typist at the CIA, and her role in the operation, as well as the story of Boris Pasternak and his mistress Olga Ivinskaya, who inspired the character of Lara in 'Doctor Zhivago'.
The novel explores the persecution of Pasternak by the Russian government and the significant roles women played in the early CIA.
