Question

read the passage. publishing doctor zhivago boris pasternaks 1956 novel doctor zhivago tells the story of a russian doctor living at the time of the 1917 russian revolution, which led to the establishment of the soviet union. because the book dealt with hardships people faced after the revolution, publishers in the soviet union refused to release it, calling it anti - soviet. pasternaks solution was to have the book smuggled out of the soviet union and published in europe. though soviet authorities tried to prevent it, the book was published in italy in 1957 and was immediately well received. in 1958, it was translated into english and went on to become one of the most popular novels of the 1950s. what is the main, or central, idea of the passage? boris pasternak couldnt get his book doctor zhivago published in the soviet union, so he had the book smuggled out of the country. doctor zhivago showed the problems that russians faced following the russian revolution, so it was considered anti - soviet.

Explanation:

El pasaje describe cómo Boris Pasternak no pudo publicar Doctor Zhivago en la Unión Soviética debido a su contenido y cómo lo publicó en Europa. La primera opción resume mejor todo el texto, incluyendo el problema de publicación en la Unión Soviética y la solución de eludirlo. La segunda opción solo aborda la razón por la cual no se publicó en la Unión Soviética, no el hecho de cómo logró publicarlo.

Answer:

Boris Pasternak couldn't get his book Doctor Zhivago published in the Soviet Union, so he had the book smuggled out of the country.