At the same time, Doctor Zhivago was not a book with only propagandistic value. It was, and is, a book with great spiritual value. The character of Zhivago is a witness to historical change, ...

Boris Pasternak’s classic novel caused him endless trouble in Russia even as it won him acclaim abroad, where his abiding fans included the CIA, which used the book as a propaganda tool.

When Boris Pasternak finished his novel “Dr. Zhivago” in 1956, Soviet authorities refused to publish the tale of an individual’s struggle amid the Russian Revolution. A new book, “The ...

LARA: THE UNTOLD STORY AND THE INSPIRATION FOR ’DOCTOR ZHIVAGO’ By Anna Pasternak Ecco, $27.99, 310 pages, illustrated Sometimes when you read a novel, you just know that the love story at its ...

After 50 Years, Passions Persist Over the Publication of 'Doctor Zhivago' September 27, 2007. By Peter Finn. MOSCOW -- When Sergio D'Angelo arrived in Moscow this month to promote his new book ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – CIA officials had rave reviews for Boris Pasternak’s classic Russian novel “Doctor Zhivago” – not for its literary merit but as a propaganda weapon in the Cold War ...

Because of the enduring appeal of the novel and a 1965 film based on it, “Doctor Zhivago” remains a landmark work of fiction. Yet few readers know the trials of its birth and how the novel ...

Omar Sharif and Julie Christie in "Doctor Zhivago." THE ZHIVAGO AFFAIR Peter Finn and Petra Couvee Pantheon, $26.95 368 pages By KASSTEN ALONSO/Special to The Oregonian In Boris Pasternak's ...

“Doctor Zhivago,” which purports to be adapted from Boris Pasternak’s 1957 novel of Russian life before and after the October Revolution but in fact appears to be based on David Lean’s ...

'Doctor Zhivago,' which purports to be adapted from Boris Pasternak's 1957 novel of Russian life before and after the October Revolution but in fact appears to be based on David Lean's 1965 film ...

‘Doctor Zhivago’: Theater Review. Des McAnuff directs this lavish musical based on the 1957 Boris Pasternak novel that also inspired David Lean's classic 1965 screen epic.