The time period from year 1949 to the summer of 1957 was the golden period for Shi Zhecun's career in literature translation．He translated a great number of excellent novels from Eastern Europe．Shi Zhecun s translation during this period was the extension of his previous focus on the literature from comparatively minor cultures in Europe，a taste close to Lu Xun．What is more，the literary works in the Soviet Union and Eastern European cultures he chose were by chance related to the policies on arts and diplomacy at that time．