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Boris Pasternak

Historical Figure

Boris Pasternak

1890–1960

Russian and Soviet writer (1890–1960)

Postwar

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Key Dates

Death

1960 May 30, 1960 →

Biography

Boris Leonidovich Pasternak was a Russian and Soviet poet, novelist, and literary translator.

Source: Wikipedia · Compiled March 2026 · AI-summarized

Timeline

1890
Birth

Russian author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1960)

February 10 →
1958
Event

Die englische Ausgabe des Romans Doktor Schiwago von Boris Pasternak erscheint.

September 5 →
1958
Event

En Suecia, Boris Pasternak obtiene el Premio Nobel de Literatura.

October 28 →
1960
Death

Russian writer, Nobel Prize laureate (declined) (b. 1890)

May 30 →

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