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Boris Leonidovich Pasternak (; Russian: Борис Леонидович Пастернак, IPA: [bɐˈrʲis lʲɪɐˈnʲidəvʲɪtɕ pəstɨrˈnak] ; 10 February [O.S. 29 January] 1890 – 30 May 1960) was a Russian and Soviet poet, novelist, composer, and literary translator.