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Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn (11 December 1918 – 3 August 2008) was a Russian author and Soviet dissident who helped to raise global awareness of political repression in the Soviet Union, especially the Gulag prison system.
May 29, 2024 · Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn (born Dec. 11, 1918, Kislovodsk, Russia—died Aug. 3, 2008, Troitse-Lykovo, near Moscow) was a Russian novelist and historian, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1970.
Winner 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 of Philosophy, Literature, and History.
The 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"
Aug 4, 2008 · Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, whose stubborn, lonely and combative literary struggles gained the force of prophecy as he revealed the heavy afflictions of Soviet Communism in some of the most powerful...
Aug 3, 2008 · Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn. The Nobel Prize in Literature 1970. Born: 11 December 1918, Kislovodsk, Russia. Died: 3 August 2008, Troitse-Lykovo, Russia. Residence at the time of the award: USSR (now Russia) Prize motivation: “for the ethical force with which he has pursued the indispensable traditions of Russian literature” Language: Russian.
Jun 13, 2024 · Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was born in Kislovodsk, Russia in 1918. He lived through some of the most dramatic and tumultuous events of the twentieth century: the Bolshevik Revolution, both World Wars, and the rise and fall of the Soviet Union.
Jun 27, 2023 · The Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Center supports explorations into the life and writings of the Nobel Laureate and Russian writer and historian Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.
Nobel Lecture. In 1970 Solzhenitsyn received the Nobel Prize in Literature “for the ethical force with which he has pursued the indispensable traditions of Russian literature.” His worldwide reputation rocketed further upward, but Soviet authorities viewed the award as a Cold War provocation.
Mar 17, 2023 · Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s struggle for open expression made him one of the world’s most respected men. Under the repressive Soviet regime, he held firm in his beliefs and shared his worldview through powerful writings and devastating critiques of Russian Communism.
