Selected Poetry of Boris Pasternak

Boris Pasternak's groundbreaking collection, My Sister, Life, published in 1921, transformed Russian poetry and influenced a generation of poets, including Osip Mandelshtam and Marina Tsvetayeva. His evolving style, marked by simplicity, is evident in his later work, Early Trains. Pasternak's poetry delves into profound themes such as love, immortality, and spiritual reconciliation. Despite receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1958, he faced political backlash from the Soviet regime, resulting in his refusal of the award, which was later accepted by his descendants in 1988.