Ivinskaya, of German-Polish descent, was born in Tambov to a provincial high school teacher. In 1915, the family moved to See more

She met Boris Pasternak in October 1946, in the editorial office of Novy Mir, where she was in charge of the new authors department. She was romantically involved with him until his death, although he refused to l… See more

After Pasternak's death in 1960, Ivinskaya was arrested for the second time, with her daughter, Irina Emelianova. She was accused of being Pasternak's link with Western publishers in dealing in hard currency fo… See more

• Pasternak, Anna (2017). Lara. New York, New York, USA: HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 978-0-06-243934-5. See more

• Autumn on YouTube, poem by Pasternak about his love, performed as song by Larisa Novoseltseva See more