baɪ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z hɪz ɛnθˈuːziˌæzəm fɚðə sˈoʊviət jˈuːniən hæd kəmplˈiːtli ɪvˈæpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd, pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚli ˈæftɚ ðə sˈoʊviəts ˈɛksᵻkjˌuːɾᵻd dʒˈuːɪʃ ɹˈaɪɾɚz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tˈuː.
By the 1950s his enthusiasm for the Soviet Union had completely evaporated, particularly after the Soviets executed Jewish writers in 1952.