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Doctor Zhivago

Boris Pasternak

Boris Pasternak’s widely acclaimed novel comes gloriously to life in a magnificent new translation by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, the award-winning translators of

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Bad Friends

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Bad Friends

One speaker mentioned Doctor Zhivago while describing a feeling of longing, comparing it to the emotional arc of the novel's characters.

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I know, but I like the longing, like Dr. Zhivago, where he reaches her and then he dies.

— Episode: Where Is Waldo Bobby?

Episode: Where Is Waldo Bobby?

One speaker mentioned Doctor Zhivago while describing a feeling of longing, comparing it to the emotional arc of the novel's characters.

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I know, but I like the longing, like Dr. Zhivago, where he reaches her and then he dies.

The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

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The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

It was referenced as the inspiration for the names Lara and Laura, stemming from a 1960s movie and book. It was noted that few people today are familiar with the source material.

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She was named after Dr. Zhivago. Her mom loved the movie.

— Episode: Sunday Hang with Clay and Buck - Apr 7 2...

Episode: Sunday Hang with Clay and Buck - Apr 7 2024

It was referenced as the inspiration for the names Lara and Laura, stemming from a 1960s movie and book. It was noted that few people today are familiar with the source material.

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She was named after Dr. Zhivago. Her mom loved the movie.

The movie, the book, yeah. But it's from the 60s. So literally no one around knows anything about it.

We sound crazy talking about that we were named after Dr. Zhivago.

Episode: Daily Review With Clay and Buck - Mar 01 2024

Laura Trump's mother named her after the book and film, which is from the 1960s, and Donald Trump had learned to pronounce Laura's name correctly over time.

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She was named after Dr. Zhivago, her mom loved the movie.

But it's from the 60s, so literally no one around knows anything about it. We sound crazy talking about that, we were named after Dr. Zhivago.

If you listen to the 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump, pronounced my name, of course, my father-in-law, he really has had to work himself into it over the years, I've known him for 16 years, you'll hear that he puts a lot of emphasis on the first day, goes Laura, so he's really nailed it.

Episode: Hour 3 - Lara Trump

Lara Trump revealed that she and her mother-in-law were both named after the protagonist in Boris Pasternak's novel, 'Doctor Zhivago', and was featured in the 1965 film adaptation.

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She was named after Dr. Zhivago. Her mom loved the movie.

The movie, the book, yeah, but it's from the 60s. So literally no one around knows anything about it. We sound crazy talking about that we were named after Dr. Zhivago.

Lovett or Leave It

Podcast

Lovett or Leave It

The panel identified the classic novel as the movie Jane Fonda regretted turning down, mentioning the starring actors and confirming the title.

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Oh god what was it? It was Julie Christie and Omar Sharif. What was that movie? Russia. Oh Dr. Zhivago. Yeah.

— Episode: Jane Fonda and Friends

Episode: Jane Fonda and Friends

The panel identified the classic novel as the movie Jane Fonda regretted turning down, mentioning the starring actors and confirming the title.

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Oh god what was it? It was Julie Christie and Omar Sharif. What was that movie? Russia. Oh Dr. Zhivago. Yeah.

History That Doesn't Suck

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History That Doesn't Suck

The book was mentioned as a way to illustrate the post-revolutionary conditions of Russia, with the overcrowding in palatial homes due to a lack of living space for city workers.

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Some of your listeners may have watched Dr. Zhivago where he comes back to the city and there are multiple people living in these old palatial homes.

— Episode: 130: Russia: From the Great War to Revol...

Episode: 130: Russia: From the Great War to Revolution with...

The book was mentioned as a way to illustrate the post-revolutionary conditions of Russia, with the overcrowding in palatial homes due to a lack of living space for city workers.

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Some of your listeners may have watched Dr. Zhivago where he comes back to the city and there are multiple people living in these old palatial homes.

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