GLASNOST The Thaw: A Time of Hope and Doubt; Is the Kremlin Signaling a Historic Shift for Soviet Artists and Emigres? From: The Washington Post | Date: March 25, 1987| Author: | Copyright 1987 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

First signs of spring. Thaw. The air smells of buttered pancakes and vodka, as at Shrovetide.

-From Boris Pasternak's "Dr. Zhivago"

A solitary speaker stands center stage at Goucher College auditorium and introduces Soviet poet Bella Akhmadulina, evoking another thaw, the new Soviet "openness": "In this springtime of glasnost, Bella Akhmadulina, a poet's poet, brings us the first bouquet."

The spotlight is left to one of the Soviet Union's most extraordinary literary artists. There she stands-auburn hair, black velvet cape, stiletto boots braided with gold lame', hands trembling as if ...

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