The Zhivago Affair: The Kremlin, the CIA, and the Fight for a Forbidden Book is a fascinating book that tells the story of how poetry and politics intertwined at an important moment in world history. The authors, Peter Finn and Zhanna Shatrova, reveal the history of writing and attempts to publish Boris Pasternak's novel "Doctor Zhivago" under the title "The Zhivago Affair" in the USSR. The book reveals the intervention of the Soviet government and the CIA in the distribution and banning of literary creativity, and also shows what political forces were behind these events. A fascinating scientific detective who reveals the secrets of the literary world and political intrigues.