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  1. Dr. Yury Zhivago, Pasternak's alter ego, is a poet, philosopher, and physician whose life is disrupted by the war and by his love for Lara, the wife of a revolutionary. His artistic nature makes him vulnerable to the brutality and harshness of the Bolsheviks. The poems he writes constitute some of the most beautiful writing featured in the novel.

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  2. Oct 4, 2011 · — The New Yorker “Pevear and Volokhonsky have done a masterly job translating what ought to be considered the definitive English edition of Doctor Zhivago.” — The New Criterion “A welcome opportunity for anyone who has already read Dr. Zhivago to revisit it and experience a richly rewarding fresh take on an epic tale. For those coming ...

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  3. Dr. Zhivago Full Book Summary. Doctor Zhivago tells the story of Yury Zhivago, a man torn between his love for two women while caught in the tumultuous course of twentieth century Russian history. Yury's mother dies when he is still a young boy, and he is raised by his uncle Kolya. He enrolls at the university in Moscow, studying medicine.

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  5. Dr. Yury Zhivago, Pasternak’s alter ego, is a poet, philosopher, and physician whose life is disrupted by the war and by his love for Lara, the wife of a revolutionary. His artistic nature makes him vulnerable to the brutality and harshness of the Bolsheviks; wandering throughout Russia, he is unable to take control of his fate, and dies in ...

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  6. Nov 26, 1991 · "Zhivago" enjoyed a revival during the Sizties, after David Lean's film was released, and I do remember finding a strange "analysis" book at my local library, written by two Russians living here, who insisted that Pasternak's characters were "symbols" - Lara represented Russia in its purity before the Revolution, Yuri as the middle class ...

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  7. Oct 19, 2018 · "Zhivago" enjoyed a revival during the Sizties, after David Lean's film was released, and I do remember finding a strange "analysis" book at my local library, written by two Russians living here, who insisted that Pasternak's characters were "symbols" - Lara represented Russia in its purity before the Revolution, Yuri as the middle class ...

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  8. About Doctor Zhivago. First published in Italy in 1957 amid international controversy, Doctor Zhivago is the story of the life and loves of a poet/physician during the turmoil of the Russian Revolution. Taking his family from Moscow to what he hopes will be shelter in the Ural Mountains, Zhivago finds himself instead embroiled in the battle ...

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