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Nabokov dismisses psychiatry and the theories of Sigmund Freud with disdain. Research Freud’s theory about memory and see if it is relevant to Nabokov’s memoir. Explain in what ways Freud’s work helps illuminate Nabokov’s.
Nabokov’s life changed drastically after the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. Research the Russian civilian experience during the downfall of the czar and the Russian Civil War that followed. Was the Nabokov family’s experience representative of other people in their class? If so, explain in what ways? If not, explain the differences.
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