François Cavanna, lover of Russian and Russian language

François Cavanna, lover of Russian and Russian language

Bernard PIVOT receives François CAVANNA on the occasion of the release of his book "Les Russkoffs" which recounts his experience of the Second World War with among others his experience of the STO in Berlin. It was in this German labor camp that he fell in love with a Russian woman and more generally with Russians. In this excerpt, François CAVANNA declares his flame to the people and the Russian language: "It was love at first sight...I did not know these explosive virtues," he says. He recounts with passion and emotion his encounter with these characters from all over Russia who deeply upset him: "It was Michael Strogoff, it was the boat on the Volga, Ivan Ogareff, the tartars...".

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Publication date : 21 September 1979