The novel Doctor Zhivago, created over ten years, is rightly considered the pinnacle of Boris Leonidovich Pasternak's work in prose. It was first printed in 1957 in Milan. A year later, Pasternak was awarded the Nobel Prize for this work. In Russia, "Doctor Zhivago" was published only in 1988. In this edition, the novel is illustrated with drawings by the modern artist Tatyana Kosach.