Pasternak Deciphered: The Secrets of the Great Novel "Doctor Zhivago" – Boris Sokolov – Yauza – 2022 – ISBN 978-5-9955-1040-6
Pasternak Deciphered: The Secrets of the Great Novel "Doctor Zhivago"
Pasternak Deciphered: The Secrets of the Great Novel "Doctor Zhivago"
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This book by renowned literary historian Boris Sokolov, Doctor of Philology and author of the bestsellers "Decoded Dostoevsky" and "Decoded Gogol," reveals the central mysteries of Boris Pasternak's legendary novel "Doctor Zhivago," now included in the Russian school curriculum. The author provides answers to many questions that inevitably arise when reading this great book, arguably the most famous novel of the 20th century.
Who were the prototypes for the novel's main characters? How are love stories and other biographical facts of Boris Pasternak reflected in "Doctor Zhivago"? How is Pasternak's relationship with Stalin refracted in the novel, and how did Marshal Tukhachevsky find his way into its pages? How did the great Russian poet receive the Nobel Prize in Literature for this novel, and why was he forced to refuse it? Why did the authorities dislike the novel, and how was the persecution of its author orchestrated? How were Pasternak's attitudes toward Soviet power and the October Revolution of 1917, as well as his fascination with anarchist ideas, transformed in the characters of Doctor Zhivago?
Who were the prototypes for the novel's main characters? How are love stories and other biographical facts of Boris Pasternak reflected in "Doctor Zhivago"? How is Pasternak's relationship with Stalin refracted in the novel, and how did Marshal Tukhachevsky find his way into its pages? How did the great Russian poet receive the Nobel Prize in Literature for this novel, and why was he forced to refuse it? Why did the authorities dislike the novel, and how was the persecution of its author orchestrated? How were Pasternak's attitudes toward Soviet power and the October Revolution of 1917, as well as his fascination with anarchist ideas, transformed in the characters of Doctor Zhivago?
See also:
- All books by the publisher
- All books by the author
- All books in the series Deciphered Literature