Boris Pasternak
photo ⓒ Cornell Capa, 1958 Boris Pasternak Boris Leonidovich Pasternak, the oldest child of painter Leonid Pasternak and pianist Roza Kaufman, was born in Moscow in 1890. His father taught art at the school which essentially served as Pasternak's childhood home. His parents received constant visits from prominent Moscow writers, artists, and intellectuals, including, the yet..