Life inside the Forest Brotherhood

Doctor Zhivago

This flow follows Zhivago’s coerced service among partisans and the escalating pressures that eventually make escape possible.

increasing

Bearing strength in each event

decreasing

Forced Recruitment Forced Recruitment from "Doctor Zhivago". Forced Recruitment Captivity without walls Partisans led by Liberius seize Yurii Andreievich Zhivago as a medical worker.

Forced Recruitment from "Doctor Zhivago". Forced Recruitment Captivity without walls Partisans led by Liberius seize Yurii Andreievich Zhivago as a medical worker.

Forced Recruitment Captivity without walls Partisans led by Liberius seize Yurii Andreievich Zhivago as a medical worker. His freedom is limited even though no cell or guard visibly confines him. Repeated failed escapes teach him the practical force of captivity.

A Doctor in the Ranks A Doctor in the Ranks from "Doctor Zhivago". A Doctor in the Ranks Care amid coercion Zhivago treats typhus, dysentery, and battlefield wounds among the moving partisan force.

A Doctor in the Ranks from "Doctor Zhivago". A Doctor in the Ranks Care amid coercion Zhivago treats typhus, dysentery, and battlefield wounds among the moving partisan force.

A Doctor in the Ranks Care amid coercion Zhivago treats typhus, dysentery, and battlefield wounds among the moving partisan force. He resents the command but continues caring for patients. Medical responsibility complicates any simple refusal to participate.

A Shot at the Tree A Shot at the Tree from "Doctor Zhivago". A Shot at the Tree Divided allegiance Caught under fire, Zhivago takes a dead telephonist’s rifle and shoots to avoid appearing disloyal.

A Shot at the Tree from "Doctor Zhivago". A Shot at the Tree Divided allegiance Caught under fire, Zhivago takes a dead telephonist’s rifle and shoots to avoid appearing disloyal.

A Shot at the Tree Divided allegiance Caught under fire, Zhivago takes a dead telephonist’s rifle and shoots to avoid appearing disloyal. He aims at a tree but wounds enemy soldiers, including Seriozha Rantsevich. He secretly saves the young man rather than let the wounded prisoner be killed.

The Family’s Arrival The Family’s Arrival from "Doctor Zhivago". The Family’s Arrival Fear intensifies Pamphil Palykh welcomes his wife and children after their long flight.

The Family’s Arrival from "Doctor Zhivago". The Family’s Arrival Fear intensifies Pamphil Palykh welcomes his wife and children after their long flight.

The Family’s Arrival Fear intensifies Pamphil Palykh welcomes his wife and children after their long flight. Reports of White atrocities make his fear for them unbearable. His devotion turns into catastrophic violence when he kills his family.

Escape into the Taiga Escape into the Taiga from "Doctor Zhivago". Escape into the Taiga A narrow opening With reports suggesting his family may have survived, Zhivago leaves the partisan camp at night.

Escape into the Taiga from "Doctor Zhivago". Escape into the Taiga A narrow opening With reports suggesting his family may have survived, Zhivago leaves the partisan camp at night.

Escape into the Taiga A narrow opening With reports suggesting his family may have survived, Zhivago leaves the partisan camp at night. He retrieves buried supplies and slips past a sentry by giving the password. His escape is powered by uncertainty, longing, and the need to find home.

after Zhivago is stopped near Varykino

the first months of captivity

during a partisan battle

the later partisan winter

after Kolchak’s defeat