August
Boris Pasternak (1890-1960) was a Russian poet and novelist who was also well-known for his translations of Goethe and Shakespeare into Russian. His most famous work, the epic novel Doctor Zhivago, was censored in Soviet Russia because of its interpretation of the Russian Revolution, among other things. While Soviet authorities refused permission to publish the book, a copy of the manuscript was smuggled out of the country and it was published in Europe and America in 1957 with the help of the CIA. Pasternak was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1958; however, the Communist Party of Russia forced him to decline the prize. In 1988, surviving relatives accepted the prize in his name.
August
Boris Pasternak (1890-1960) was a Russian poet and novelist who was also well-known for his translations of Goethe and Shakespeare into Russian. His most famous work, the epic novel Doctor Zhivago, was censored in Soviet Russia because of its interpretation of the Russian Revolution, among other things. While Soviet authorities refused permission to publish the book, a copy of the manuscript was smuggled out of the country and it was published in Europe and America in 1957 with the help of the CIA. Pasternak was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1958; however, the Communist Party of Russia forced him to decline the prize. In 1988, surviving relatives accepted the prize in his name.
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