This book is about life, creativity—and miracles—of one of the greatest Russian poets of the 20th century, Boris Pasternak; it is an explanation of love for the hero and for the world of his poetry. The author does not meticulously trace the hero’s day-by-day path; instead, he tries to restore for himself and the reader the inner life of Boris Pasternak—so saturated with both tragedy and happiness.
The reader becomes a participant in the main events of Pasternak’s life, the socio-historical catastrophes that accompanied him along his entire way, and the many creative connections and influences—both obvious and hidden—without which the existence of any truly talented person would be unthinkable. The book offers a new interpretation of the legendary novel “Doctor Zhivago,” which played such a fateful role in the life of its creator.