ABSTRACT

This tradition was strengthened after the Revolution of 1917. The English writer was studied at Soviet schools and universities; numerous translations, editions, both for adults and for children, the frequent appearance of his plays (and plays modelled on his novels) on the stage, chapters or at least para­ graphs devoted to him in various text-books, mainly for teachers, were obvi­ ous characteristics of at least fifty years preceding the Dickens anniversary in 1970.