How it was 07/18/1998 (1998)

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Russian writer, poet and translator Boris Pasternak reads the translation of the poem by Nikoloz Baratashvili "Blue Color".

Oleg Shklovsky reads a fragment of Boris Pasternak's poem "The Nobel Prize."

The program reveals the history of the novel "Doctor Zhivago", for the writing of which, Boris Pasternak was awarded the Nobel Prize.

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Boris Pasternak's dacha in Peredelkino.

Natalia Pasternak tells how one of the representatives of the Communist Party of Italy, an employee of the Italian edition of the Moscow Radio D'Angie asked the writer for a manuscript of the novel, for his introduction and publication.

Pasternae takes a difficult decision for herself to hand over the manuscript abroad.

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Boris Pasternak's dacha in Peredelkino.

Fragment of the speech by Giacomo Feltrinelli, publisher of the novel "Doctor Zhivago".

Andrei Voznesensky talks about attempts to publish a novel in the USSR.

The manuscript was sent to "New World", "Goslitizdat" and others.

But, despite the readiness of publishers, some representatives of the Writers' Union hindered this.

In October 1957, Alexei Surkov, in a group of other writers, went to Italy in order to persuade Feltrinelli not to publish the novel Doctor Zhivago.

Despite all sorts of intrigues, he could not dissuade the publisher.

November 15, 1957, "Doctor Zhivago" was published in Italy.

Oleg Shklovsky quotes the secretary of the Nobel Committee, Lars Gyllensten, on awarding the prize to Boris Pasternak in 1958.

Natalia Pasternak tells how the family reacted to the award.

The first who came to congratulate them was a couple of Ivanovs.

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The phonogram of the recording of Tamara Ivanovna, the widow of the writer Vsevolod Ivanov, about the visit to Pasternak.

Tamara Ivanova at the dacha.

Pictures of the festive table.

Pasternak's dacha in Peredelkino.

Study.

Natalia Pasternak speaks of the congratulations of Korney Chukovsky, Ilya Selvinsky.

Konstantin Fedin offered Paterak to give up the prize so as not to cause unnecessary trouble.

Leonid Shklovsky reads a fragment of the memoirs of Leonid Khrushchev, where the Soviet leader mentions the situation around "Doctor Zhivago."

Khrushchev condemned the novel and the anti-Soviet act of Pasternak.

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Leonid Khrushchev on the podium.

Andrei Voznesensky tells how he caused an indignant reaction in Khrushchev when he compared Pasternak to Lermontov.

Yury Lyubimov speaks about his acquaintance with the writer.

He recalls his acting work in the play "Romeo and Juliet", translated by Boris Pasternak.

At the premiere of the performance, during the Romeo and Tibalt dueling scene, a piece of steel rod broke off from the sword and stuck into the chair where Boris Pasternak and Andrei Voznesensky sat.

Andrei Voznesensky read out his poem, written after this incident.

Konstantin Vanshenkin recalls how he was a participant in a two-day meeting of the Writers' Union, dedicated to the censure of the act of Boris Pasternak.

The fact of receiving the Nobel Prize, launched a massive campaign to condemn the creativity of the writer.

Konstantin Vanshenkin emphasizes that the speakers at this meeting did not even read the novel.

With humor recalls the absurd sayings of the participants, tells how he fled to the buffet with Tvardovsky, Smirnov and Rylenkov.

Anna Alliluyeva (Stalin's sister-in-law) is the only one who voted against the exclusion of Pasternak from the Writers' Union.

Interview with the writer Mikhail Alekseev.

Oleg Shklovsky quotes an article from the newspaper Pravda about the deprivation of Boris Pasternak's title of writer and his expulsion from the Writers' Union.

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Plenum of the Central Committee of the Komsomol (1958).

The phonogram of Semichastny's insulting speech against Boris Pasternak.

Interview with Tanit Tabidze, daughter of Titian Tabidze, a friend of the Pasternak family.

At the request of the authorities, Boris Pasternak was forced to go to Georgia, during the visit of British Prime Minister Macmillan to Moscow.

Returning to Moscow, a year and two months later Pasternak passed away.