1958 Nobel Laureate in Literature. Books by and about the author, quotes from "Dr Zhivago," and news of his publications.
News piece from 1987 details the recent publication of a set of letters from the writer, in which Pasternak describes his work on "Dr. Zhivago."
Boston Globe 1984 article details the battle over the Pasternak family home and the resulting eviction of the writer's son and daughter-in-law.
Short news piece from the Boston Globe discusses the Hungarians' enthusiastic response to a 1988 stage version of the famous Russian book.
CNN posts a 1996 article detailing the auction of this Russian poet's letters to his mistress. Watch a video clip of the TV news story.
Read about former first lady Nancy Reagan's 1988 trip to the USSR, in which she paid a visit to this Russian writer's gravesite.