The series "Doctor Zhivago" is an adaptation of Boris Pasternak's Nobel Prize-winning novel about a young, intellectual doctor. Yuri Zhivago was born and raised in Tsarist Russia, but at the beginning of his medical career, he witnesses the First World War, the Revolution, and other terrifying upheavals of the early 20th century. The personal drama of this deeply sensitive and creative individual, who rejects violence, unfolds against the backdrop of real historical events. He must endure profound love and more than one bitter loss.