Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago is the title of a novel by Boris Pasternak and its various adaptations. The novel was first published in 1957 in Italy (in Russian), thanks to the publisher Giangiacomo Feltrinelli, who had smuggled the manuscript out of the USSR.[1] The publication of the book was supported in secret by the CIA in order to "make Soviet citizens wonder what is wrong with their government".[2]

Description

The story, in all of its forms, describes the life of the fictional Russian physician Yuri Zhivago and deals with love and loss during the turmoil of revolution and war.

Adaptations

Media using the name Doctor Zhivago includes the following:

References

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