Ready Reference Treatise: Doctor Zhivago

By Raja Sharma

The story of the novel revolves around the titular character and protagonist, Yuri Zhivago. He is a doctor and poet.

The book primarily tells the story of the protagonist’s love for two women and at the same time tells about the events taking place in Russia. The protagonist was caught in the tumultuous history of Russia in the twentieth century.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Raja Sharma
• Release date: Aug 20, 2016
• ISBN: 9781370334476

Raja Sharma

Raja Sharma is a retired college lecturer.He has taught English Literature to University students for more than two decades.His students are scattered all over the world, and it is noticeable that he is in contact with more than ninety thousand of his students.

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Ready Reference Treatise: Doctor Zhivago

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Ready Reference Treatise: Doctor Zhivago

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Chapter One: Introduction

Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak was first published in 1957. The title of the novel is after the protagonist, Yuri Zhivago. He happens to be a physician and poet.

The story of the novel is set between the Russian Revolution and the Civil War. When the book was about to be published in Russia, the government in the USSAR did not allow it to be published because the book presents independent minded stance on the Russian Revolution.

Eventually, Giangiacomo Feltrinelli instigated the author to smuggle the manuscript to Milan in Italy where it got published in the year 1957.

The following year, the author was awarded the highest award, the Novel Prize for Literature. When the news reached the USSR, the government obviously felt quite embarrassed and enraged, but they did not react in any other way.

In 1965, David Lean adapted the novel into a movie. The story has been adapted twice for television serials. It was eventually shown on Russian TV as a miniseries in 2006.

Chapter Two: Plot Overview

The story of the novel revolves around the titular character and protagonist, Yuri Zhivago. He is a doctor and poet.

The book primarily tells the story of the protagonist’s love for two women and at the same time tells about the events taking place in Russia. The protagonist was caught in the tumultuous history of Russia in the twentieth century.

The story begins with Yuri’s childhood. His mother dies when he is still a boy. His uncle Kolya raises him. Finally, he works hard and succeeds in reaching the university in Moscow. He studies medicine there.

During his period in the University of Moscow, he meets Tonya. They fall in love and eventually get married. They have a son named Sasha.

Having become a doctor, he joins the army and becomes a medical officer. His first posting is at a small town. He begins to work there. He meets a woman named Lara there. He happens to have Lara twice before that