The book is wrong on many details , besides the fact that is full of chatty empty chapters . And heavy blocked writing . At times better , at times worse , it is a mediocre reading .
Wrongs - Pasternak couldn’t have his teeth porcelain veneered , it was unavailable in Soviet Union in 1950ties . Only basic dental care was available .
Party apparatchik could not have worn loafers .
Only Oxford type shoes with laces existed .
I can go on with other notes , but it is enough .