Kathmandu, Feb. 11: The Russian Centre of Science and Culture and the Nepal-Russian Literary Society jointly organised a literary progamme on the occasion of the 110th birth anniversary of poet and litterateur of the former Soviet Union Boris Pasternak, a Noble Prize winner here today.

Mr Pasternak, in his work Dr Zhivago, has given a message that social change is not possible through a socialist revolution.

The work was awarded Noble Prize for literature in 1958, but he declined to receive the award under the then Soviet government’s pressure.

The novel was published in 11 other languages including English though it was banned within the Soviet Union.

Speaking on the occasion, chief guest and novelist Dhanush Chandra Gautam said many world renowned litterateurs including Pasternak had to face problems and hassles when they tried to present a true picture of their country and people’s aspirations in their works. Various other persons also expressed their views at the function chaired by general secretary of the Nepal Vidwat Parishad Dwarikaman Singh.