02479cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000310011324500120014426400510015630000470020733600260025433700260028033800360030649000630034250000310040550801160043652013630055253400450191565300200196065300220198070000330200283000630203585600430209830338UtSlPG20260610133707.0mcr n260607r2009||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aReynolds, Mack,d1917-198310aFreedom 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2009  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction February 1961.  aRelease date is 2009-10-26  aProduced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"Freedom" by Mack Reynolds is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The book navigates the complexities of individual liberty within the context of a repressive regime in the Soviet Union, particularly through the lens of Colonel Ilya Simonov, who grapples with the concepts of freedom, control, and dissent while undergoing a critical mission in Czechoslovakia.  The story follows Colonel Ilya Simonov, a security operative who is assigned to investigate the rising tide of dissent in Prague, sparked by desires for greater freedom among the local population. In the Czech capital, Simonov encounters spontaneous political movements and intellectual circles that challenge the dominance of the Party, leading to introspection about his loyalty and the true nature of freedom. As he becomes more entangled in the lives of those around him, including his attractive assistant Catherina Panova and the libre intellectual scenes, Simonov faces the duality of his role as enforcer of the regime and his burgeoning empathy for the cause of freedom. Ultimately, his journey culminates in a personal and professional crisis when he confronts the brutal reality of the Party's oppressive measures, forcing him to make choices that will forever alter his fate and the lives of those he has come to care for. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aScience fiction  aPolitical fiction1 aSchoenherr, John,d1935-2010 0aProduced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction February 1961.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30338