Who was Boris Leonidovich Pasternak?
Q: Who was Boris Leonidovich Pasternak?
A: Boris Leonidovich Pasternak was a Russian poet, novelist, and literary translator. His parents were Jewish Ukrainians.
Q: What is My Sister, Life?
A: My Sister, Life is an anthology of works by Pasternak that is one of the most influential collections ever published in the Russian language.
Q: What are some of Pasternak's translations?
A: Pasternak's translations include plays by Goethe, Schiller and Shakespeare which are deeply popular with Russian audiences.
Q: What is Doctor Zhivago?
A: Doctor Zhivago is a novel written by Pasternak which takes place between the Russian Revolution of 1905 and the Second World War.
Q: Why was Doctor Zhivago refused publication in the USSR?
A: Doctor Zhivago was refused publication in the USSR due to its independent minded stance on the socialist state.
Q: How did it become available outside Russia?
A: The typescript of Doctor Zhivago was smuggled out of Russia to Milan and published in 1957.
Q: What happened after he won the Nobel Prize for Literature?
A: After winning the Nobel Prize for Literature, there was a massive campaign against him by the Communist Party of Soviet Union (CPSU) and Union of Soviet Writers which led him to reluctantly decline his prize.
