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Boris Leonidovich Pasternak (/ ˈ p æ s t ər n æ k /; Russian: Борис Леонидович Пастернак, IPA: [bɐˈrʲis lʲɪɐˈnʲidəvʲɪtɕ pəstɨrˈnak]; 10 February [O.S. 29 January] 1890 – 30 May 1960) was a Russian poet, novelist, composer, and literary translator.
May 26, 2024 · Boris Leonidovich Pasternak was a Russian poet whose novel Doctor Zhivago helped win him the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1958 but aroused so much opposition in the Soviet Union that he declined the honour. An epic of wandering, spiritual isolation, and love amid the harshness of the Russian.
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Doctor Zhivago (/ ʒ ɪ ˈ v ɑː ɡ oʊ / zhiv-AH-goh; Russian: До́ктор Жива́го, IPA: [ˈdoktər ʐɨˈvaɡə]) is a novel by Boris Pasternak, first published in 1957 in Italy. The novel is named after its protagonist, Yuri Zhivago, a physician and poet, and takes place between the Russian Revolution of 1905 and World War II.
Learn about the life and poetry of Boris Pasternak, a Nobel laureate and one of the greatest post-revolutionary poets in Russia. Explore his influences, achievements, and controversies, from his musical childhood to his banned novel Doctor Zhivago.
Boris Pasternak was a Russian poet and novelist who won the Nobel Prize for his epic novel Doctor Zhivago. Learn about his life, works, and influences from his biography on NobelPrize.org.
Oct 23, 2017 · Learn how the author of "Doctor Zhivago" defied the Soviet censors and won the Nobel Prize in 1958, but was forced to decline it and never received it in his lifetime. Discover how his book became a Cold War weapon and a cultural phenomenon.
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May 30, 2012 · Boris Pasternak was a Russian poet and novelist who wrote Doctor Zhivago, a masterpiece of the epic tradition. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1958, but was forced to decline it by the Soviet authorities who banned his novel.
