Week 7 - DoctorZhivago

Question 1

What is Dr. Zhivago

Answer 1

a movie that covers the revolution, its after-mass, and a romance

Question 2

Boris Pasternak (Author)

Answer 2

• lived from 1890-1960
• lived through the death of Lenin (1954) and Stalin (1953)
• part of the writers union, had to follow rules, but treated well
• well established Russian poet
• book was first published in Italy (Italian): Pasternak got in trouble for publishing in the West

Question 3

Banning

Answer 3

• book is banned in Russia, so the author published in the West:
  Challenges/representing of the impact of the Russian revolution