Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn - Wikipedia
WebAleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn (11 December 1918 – 3 August 2008) was a Russian writer and prominent Soviet dissident who helped to raise global awareness of political repression in the Soviet Union, especially the Gulag prison system.
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Center — Biography
WebWinner of the 1970 Nobel Prize for Literature, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was born in 1918 in Kislovodsk, Russia. He studied mathematics at Rostov University, while at the same time taking correspondence courses from the Moscow Institute …
Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn - Britannica
WebApr 9, 2024 · Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. Born: Dec. 11, 1918, Kislovodsk, Russia. Died: Aug. 3, 2008, Troitse-Lykovo, near Moscow (aged 89) Awards And Honors: Nobel Prize. Templeton Prize (1983) Notable Works: “August 1914” “Cancer Ward” “In the First Circle” “One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich” “The Gulag Archipelago” “The Mortal Danger” …
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Center — Large Works & Novels
WebLarge Works & Novels. A novel about the bonds of friendship, complicity and conscience, set in a prison for scientists and engineers. A novella set among cancer patients and their doctors, under normal circumstances and at the eleventh hour of illness. Solzhenitsyn’s indictment of the Soviet prison and labor camp system, his moral duty to the ...
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Center — His Writings Overview
WebJun 27, 2023 · His Writings — Overview. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn authored many important works in various genres. Explore his writings below: Large Works & Novels. Short Stories & Miniatures. Plays & Screenplays. Early Works. Articles, Essays, & …
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn – Biographical - NobelPrize.org
WebThe Nobel Prize in Literature 1970 was awarded to Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn "for the ethical force with which he has pursued the indispensable traditions of Russian literature"
The Gulag Archipelago - Wikipedia
WebThe Gulag Archipelago: An Experiment in Literary Investigation (Russian: Архипелаг ГУЛАГ, romanized: Arkhipelag GULAG) is a three-volume non-fiction series written between 1958 and 1968 by Russian writer Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, a Soviet dissident.
Russia's literary light who illuminated dark world of Soviet regime
WebMon 4 Aug 2008 05.51 EDT. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, who has died aged 89, was a prolific novelist and memoirist, whose life's work, in the best traditions of Russian literature, transcended the...
Solzhenitsyn, Literary Giant Who Defied Soviets, Dies at 89
WebAug 4, 2008 · Associated Press. By Michael T. Kaufman. Aug. 4, 2008. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, whose stubborn, lonely and combative literary struggles gained the force of prophecy as he revealed the heavy...
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn summary | Britannica
WebAleksandr Solzhenitsyn, (born Dec. 11, 1918, Kislovodsk, Russia—died Aug. 3, 2008, Troitse-Lykovo, near Moscow), Russian novelist and historian. He fought in World War II but was arrested in 1945 for criticizing Joseph Stalin. He spent eight years in prisons and labour camps and three more in enforced exile.
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