Boris Leonidovich Pasternak: Quick Facts

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Born	February 10, 1890 • Moscow • Russia
Died	May 30, 1960 (aged 70) • Russia
Awards And Honors	Nobel Prize (1958)
Notable Works	“Doctor Zhivago”

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