Soviet dissident writer Solzhenitsyn dies at 89

[Lagger123987]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080803/wl_nm/russia_solzhenitsyn_dc

[PeriscopeDepth]

:cry:

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich was a really, really fine novel.

PD

[mrbeast]

:cry:

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich was a really, really fine novel.

PD

My favourite novel, think I must have read it a dozen times.:up:

RIP Solzhenitsyn, a great Russian author.

[nikimcbee]

I have a Russian degree, so today is a sad day.:cry:

[Jimbuna]

A fine example to his country and those of his elk.

RIP

[Randomizer]

Great author period. I first read The Gulag Archipelago in the Seventies when 'detant' with the Soviets was the current buzzword and it had a deep and profound effect. I would have deeply loved to have been able to read him in Russian rather than relying on translations.

RIP

[Stealth Hunter]

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