Doctor Zhivago

Boris Pasternak · 1957 · Novel

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It continued the tradition of epic historical romance, placing a passionate and tragic love story within a vast, turbulent historical period, with characters whose personal struggles are deeply intertwined with national upheaval.

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Set against the backdrop of the Russian Revolution and Civil War, it tells the story of Yuri Zhivago, a physician and poet, and his love for Lara Antipova. Their lives are shaped by the tumultuous historical events, forcing them to confront personal and political turmoil.

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Gone with the Wind· 1936↑ open

Pasternak's novel, published decades after 'Gone with the Wind,' similarly uses a sweeping historical conflict (the Russian Revolution) as the stage for an intense, complex romance and personal struggle, echoing the scale and emotional depth of its predecessor.

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