Lara: The Untold Love Story and the Inspiration for Doctor Zhivago Kindle Edition

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。。。Throughout the entire book, it was obvious that the character of Dr. Zhivago was largely based on Pasternak and, of course, his great love for Lara was based on his relationship with Olga. The character Dr. Zhivago was a mild-mannered poet/doctor who didn't have the cojones to make a real decision regarding whether he should stay with his wife or leave his wife for Lara. That is exactly reflective of Boris Pasternak's personality. Pasternak was a self-centered egoist who thought that the world revolved around him, his wants, his needs.....and everyone else is secondary. After Olga was sent to the gulag for the first time, he had the power to call Stalin and ask him to intervene (Stalin had actually spoke with Pasternak on the phone at one time and they had a conversation about his poetry). But Pasternak was a wimp and, as a result, Olga spent close to 6 years in a gulag. Of course, Olga was a willing participant in his treatment of her so the two of them were perfect for each other.。。。

。。。Pasternak had a mind of a genius, in his writing of Dr. Zhivago, but his loyalty was more or less to himself. 。。。

。。。Apparently, Stalin liked his poetry. His real problems started when he wrote Dr. Zhivago, considered an anti-Soviet book. Despite the threats, the writer went ahead with his book and would do everything in his power to have it published abroad. Unfortunately, his actions resulted in the imprisonment of Olga, who was sent to labor camps and interrogated about the work of her lover. After her horrible experience there and when she was released, she was certain that Boris would finally accept to spend his life with her, but he was so coward and weak that he never did. This books was written by Anna Pasternak, Boris's niece, based on her own research. he may have written a unique book, but as a man he was worthless. His behavior shows that deep down he only cared for himself and was unable to stand up for the woman he "loved".。。。

GREAT FOR HER
TO TELL THE TRUTH。。。

FOR HISTORY
FOR HERSTORY。。。