Yuri & Lara
A love between the snow and the revolution
The doctor-poet Yuri Zhivago and Lara, his great love, swept apart again and again by the civil war and the Russian Revolution.
01Why it matters
The novel cost Pasternak a Soviet-forced refusal of the Nobel; the 1965 film made "Lara's Theme" a worldwide classic.
02The conflict
War, the marriages of both, and the history that crushes them.
03The iconic moment
The ice-covered house at Varykino where they shelter one winter.
04What survived
The novel; David Lean's film (1965).
05Frequently asked questions
Why is the story of Yuri & Lara famous?
The novel cost Pasternak a Soviet-forced refusal of the Nobel; the 1965 film made "Lara's Theme" a worldwide classic.
How does the story of Yuri & Lara end?
The ice-covered house at Varykino where they shelter one winter. The novel; David Lean's film (1965).
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