Made under pressure : literary translation in the Soviet Union, 1960-1991 /

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-241) and index.Introduction, a round unvarnished tale of the whole course of love -- The closed society and its literary translation practices -- Censorship and the Russian publishing system through history -- The pyramid of subordination, literary translation and means of social control in the Soviet Union -- The making of a translator, old controversies and new friendships -- Literary translation as a profession, commissions, earnings, and Union of Writers -- Poetry in translation, to match or not to match -- The invisible hand of censorship -- A farewell to fear, translation activism -- Conclusion, how far that little candle throws his beams