Boris Pasternak
Noun
Meaning
Russian writer whose best known novel was banned by Soviet authorities but translated and published abroad (1890-1960)
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Boris Pasternak: Family Correspondence, 1921–1960, p 78. In a letter to his sister Josephine, Pasternak wrote of his intentions to, "break off relations," with both of them.
They contain correspondence, drafts of Doctor Zhivago and other writings, photographs, and other material, of Boris Pasternak and other family members.
In 1958, Boris Pasternak declined his prize for literature due to fear of what the Soviet Union government might do if he travelled to Stockholm to accept his prize.
Ivinskaya (1978), p 35. Music Boris Pasternak was also a composer, and had a promising musical career as a musician ahead of him, had he chosen to pursue it.