The Russia House | Ideas for Group Discussions
The Russia House is a fine topic for discussion. It offers well-worked-out themes, first-rate characterizations, and taut suspense. A successful discussion could begin by focusing either on the novel's themes or its characters. The themes invite thoughtful discussion of the cold war, of the sacrifices people are expected to make in defense of their countries, of the rationalizations cruelty in defense of freedom, and of what is truly knowable about any nation's political secrets. On the other hand, the novel's characters invite discussion of their humanity and their...
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