Introduction
EN: Published in 1957, Doctor Zhivago is Boris Pasternak’s most famous novel, earning him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1958. It tells the story of Yuri Zhivago, a doctor and poet caught in the upheavals of the Russian Revolution and Civil War.
RU (translit.): Opublikovan v 1957 godu, Doktor Zhivago — samyy izvestnyy roman Borisa Pasternaka, prinesshiy emu Nobelevskuyu premiyu po literature v 1958 godu. On rasskazyvayet o zhizni Yuriya Zhivago, vracha i poeta, okazavshegosya v voronkakh russkoy revolyutsii i grazhdanskoy voyny.
Contexte historique et littéraire / Historical and Literary Context / Kontekst istoricheskiy i literaturnyy
FR : Pasternak écrit dans une URSS marquée par la censure. Le roman fut interdit en Russie et publié d’abord en Italie. Il incarne la résistance de l’individu face aux idéologies totalitaires.
EN: Pasternak wrote in a USSR marked by censorship. The novel was banned in Russia and first published in Italy. It embodies the resistance of the individual against totalitarian ideologies.
RU (translit.): Pasternak pisal v SSSR, otmechennom tsenzuroy. Roman byl zapreshchen v Rossii i vpervye opublikovan v Italii. On voploshchayet soprotivlenie lichnosti protiv totalitarnykh ideologiy.
Résumé de l’intrigue / Plot Summary / Rezjume syuzheta
FR : Youri Jivago, médecin et poète, vit une histoire d’amour avec Lara, sur fond de révolution et de guerre civile. Le roman mêle destin individuel et bouleversements historiques, montrant la fragilité de l’homme face aux idéologies.
EN: Yuri Zhivago, doctor and poet, experiences a love story with Lara against the backdrop of revolution and civil war. The novel intertwines individual destiny with historical upheaval, showing human fragility in the face of ideology.
RU (translit.): Yuriy Zhivago, vrach i poet, perezhivayet lyubovnuyu istoriyu s Laroy na fone revolyutsii i grazhdanskoy voyny. Roman sochetaet lichnuyu sud’bu s istoricheskimi peremenami, pokazyvaya khrupkost’ cheloveka pered ideologiyami.
Thématiques majeures / Major Themes / Osnovnye temy
FR : Amour et destin, liberté individuelle, poésie et résistance, histoire et idéologie.
EN: Love and destiny, individual freedom, poetry and resistance, history and ideology.
RU (translit.): Lyubov’ i sud’ba, lichnaya svoboda, poeziya i soprotivlenie, istoriya i ideologiya.
Attentes pédagogiques et scolaires / Academic Expectations / Ozhidaniya uchebnye
FR : Les élèves doivent résumer l’intrigue, identifier les personnages principaux (Youri, Lara, Tonya) et analyser la portée historique et poétique du récit.
EN: Students should summarize the plot, identify the main characters (Yuri, Lara, Tonya), and analyze the historical and poetic significance of the narrative.
RU (translit.): Studenty dolzhny rezjumirovat’ syuzhet, opredelit’ glavnykh personazhey (Yuriy, Lara, Tonya) i proanalizirovat’ istoricheskoe i poeticheskoe znachenie romana.
Exemples de sujets / Sample Essay Topics / Primery tem dlya esse
FR : Montrer comment Docteur Jivago illustre la tension entre destin individuel et histoire collective.
EN: Demonstrate how Doctor Zhivago illustrates the tension between individual destiny and collective history.
RU (translit.): Pokazat’, kak Doktor Zhivago illjustruyet napryazhenie mezhdu lichnoy sud’boy i kollektivnoy istoriey.
Conclusion
FR : Étudier Docteur Jivago de Pasternak, c’est comprendre la résistance de l’individu face aux idéologies et la puissance de la poésie.
EN: Studying Doctor Zhivago by Pasternak means understanding individual resistance to ideology and the power of poetry.
RU (translit.): Izuchat’ Doktor Zhivago Pasternaka — eto ponyat’ soprotivlenie lichnosti ideologii i silu poezii.
