![]() Still of Yuri and Lara from 1965’s Doctor Zhivago The Good Stuff If this summary was useful to you, please consider supporting this site by leaving a tip ( $2, $3, or $5) or joining the Patreon! She’d been running a rare books shop for the last fifty years along with an unnamed woman.įor more detail, see the full Section-by-Section Summary. Many years later, an 89-year-old woman has been arrested for leaking secrets to the Soviets and is awaiting extradition to the United States. ![]() Boris is posthumously re-awarded the Nobel. The film adaptation of Doctor Zhivago is released in 1965. In the end, after Boris's death, Olga is sent to prison again along with her daughter. Irina stays with the CIA, but thinks of Sally. In the U.S., Sally gives Henry's name to the people on the business card, and they capture Henry. After much time, Olga convinces him to write an apology letter to the people. The film rights to the book are sold in Hollywood, but in Russia, Boris is denounced and is not allowed to receive mail. However, the Kremlin forces Boris to decline it. He wins the Nobel Prize for Doctor Zhivago. Boris's only concern seems to be getting his book translated into more languages. In Russia, Olga's children comment on Boris's unwillingness to marry her. They are bound and distributed to Russian attendees at the World's Fair. Soon, Irina is sent to Russia to pick up a copy of Doctor Zhivago. Another CIA man notices, but does nothing, and Sally feels disillusioned. When Sally start asking around, Henry rapes her. Sally also suspects Teddy's best friend, Henry, is a mole. Meanwhile, Irina and Sally's relationship becomes sexual. They plan to distribute banned materials to convince the Russian populace that the Red State prevents free thought, setting their sights on Doctor Zhivago.Īt the Italian release party for Doctor Zhivago, Sally also finds a business card in her pocket, an invitation to become a double agent. Sally tells Irina about her dream of owning a bookstore. In the U.S., the CIA is planning a Soviet propaganda operation, with Sally Forester leading and Irina brought in as well. He completes his book and hands it over to an agent to be published outside Russia, but Olga worries that even that will anger the Soviets. She is questioned about the book, which they worry is anti-Soviet, and is sent to a re-education camp. In Russia, Olga Ivinskaya is sent to prison due to her affair with Boris Pasternak, Russia's most famous living poet who is writing a novel entitled Doctor Zhivago. She and her CIA handler Teddy Helms pretend to be dating so others don't know, but turn into a real couple. The CIA knows that her father died while being interrogated by the Russians and hopes that it will inspire loyalty in her, and Irina is made an undercover Carrier of information. In the U.S., Irina Drozdov gets a job as a typist for the CIA. The book jumps back and forth from the U.S.
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