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Meanwhile, the British MI6 and the American CIA commenced an operation to ensure that Doctor Zhivago was correctly submitted to the Nobel Committee, which requires that nominations for the Nobel Prize for Literature must be submitted in their original language.
This was done because it was known that a Nobel Prize for Boris Pasternak would seriously harm the international credibility of the Soviet Union.
As a result, British and American operatives intercepted and photographed a manuscript of the novel and secretly printed a small number of books allegedly published by Feltrinelli in the Russian language.
These were submitted to the Nobel Committee's surprised judges just ahead of the deadline.
Meanwhile, Pasternak wrote to Renate Schweitzer and his sister, Lydia Pasternak Slater.
In both letters, the author expressed hope that he would be passed over by the Nobel Committee in favour of Alberto Moravia.
Pasternak wrote that he was racked with torments and anxieties at the thought of placing his loved ones in danger.

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