These fascinating programs tell the stories of Russia's greatest writers. These informative biographies present a revealing look into the events, people, and places that influenced the creation of the author?s major works,... more » and tell the story of the influence that Russia had on the history of western literature.Boris Pasternak, Soviet poet and Nobel Prize winning author was one of the foremost literary figures in the USSR. Pasternak was born on February 10, 1890 in Moscow. He studied music during his youth, but later returned to writing poetry. His collections of poems, Over Barriers (1916), My Sister Life (1922), and Second Birth (1932) established Pasternak as the leading Soviet poet. Communist critics; however, reproached him because his poetry did not follow the preferred patterns of socialist realism. He was forced to earn his living from his notable translations of Shakespeare and Goethe. Pasternak's only novel, Doctor Zhivago (1956) was initially rejected by Soviet publishers because of its critical approach to Soviet communism, but won international acclaim when it first appeared in the West in 1957 and was translated into 18 languages. Pasternak won the 1958 Nobel Prize for literature for writing Doctor Zhivago but was denounced by Soviet groups as a traitor. Announcing publicly his unwillingness to enter exile, he rejected the prize. He died a broken man on May 30, 1960, unaware of his future fame. Doctor Zhivago was finally published in the USSR in 1987, and Pasternak was officially exonerated by then party leader Mikhail Gorbachev.« less
Genres:Documentary Sub-Genres:Documentary Studio:Kultur Video Format:DVD - Black and White,Color DVD Release Date: 05/29/2007 Original Release Date: 05/29/2007 Release Year: 2007 Run Time: 0hr 30min Screens: Black and White,Color Number of Discs: 1 SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Languages:English