Yuri in Love
Yuri has an affair with this character, the wife of Pasha Antipov
Who is Lara Antipova?
Doctor Zhivago is set in this country that dissolved in 1991
What is USSR?
The Red Army fights against the Mensheviks, which are represented by this "pure" color
In Chapter 1, Father Nikolai discusses this writer's philosophies, the author of War and Peace
Who is Leo Tolstoy?
Who is Jesus?
This wife of Yuri bears him two children, Sasha and Masha
Who is Tonya Gromeko?
Yuri moves to this largest city in Russia when he is 10-years old
What is Moscow?
Yuri hugs this tree when he thinks of Lara, and its berries are later compared to Strelnikov's blood
What is rowan?
In Chapter 6, Zhivago muses about the "young, rebellious" character of Raskolnikov from this novel
What is Crime and Punishment?
What is a candle?
This daughter of Markel Shchapov strikes up a romantic relationship with Yuri later in his life
Who is Marina Shchapova?
Yuri looks to raise his family in this village in the Urals, also the title of Chapter 9
What is Varykino?
Maksim Pogorevshikh gives this animal to Yuri, which may represent impending doom
What is a duck?
One of Yuri's favorite poets, this author of "Eugene Onegin" died in a duel at 37
Who is Alexander Pushkin?
In Yuri's last poem, this biblical character gives another "a treacherous kiss upon his lips"
Who is Judas?
A gunshot interrupts a Christmas ball held by this family, where Yuri dances with his fiancee
Who are the Sventitskys?
A young Nicky Dudurov lives at this estate, which Yuri visits with his uncle
What is Duplyanka?
What is cocaine?
Pasternak describes a district official as Pechorin-like, a reference to this Russian novelist's magnum opus A Hero of Our Time
Who is Mikhail Lermontov?
This epic poem about killing a dragon repeats the lines "Water. Fords. Rivers. Years and Centuries."
What is A Tale?
This poem by Yuri insists to "take this raincoat and spread it out wide under us."
What is "Hops"?
What is the Montenegro Hotel?
This far-eastern Russian city could represent a fresh start for Yuri and his family, but he chooses to stay behind
What is Vladivostok?
The train engineer in Chapter 7 invokes Maxim Gorky's poem "Song of the Stormy Petrel." Gorky is perhaps best known for this pessimistic 1902 play
What is "The Lower Depths"?
In Yuri's poem White Night, St. Petersburg "spreads its panorama" beyond this "boundless river."
What is the Neva River?