Solzhenitsyn, Soviet dissident writer, dies at 89

Madam Broshkina · 08-03-2008, 10:06 PM

Alexander Solzhenitsyn, the Soviet dissident writer and Nobel prize winner who revealed the horror of Stalin's brutal labour camps to the world, has died at the age of 89, his son said last night. Stepan Solzhenitsyn said his father had died of heart failure at his home, but declined further comment.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008...elprize.russia

zelda_pinwheel · 08-03-2008, 10:08 PM

sad news. the world has lost a great man.

LazyScot · 08-04-2008, 05:03 AM

I had to read A Day in The Life... when studying English. It was one of very few books I had to read at school that I actually enjoyed, and when told to read so many pages by the next lesson, had a habit of reading twice as much.

A sad loss, but one that has left a great legacy, and one that perhaps helped to change the world for the better.

BookishDreamer · 08-04-2008, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by LazyScot

I had to read A Day in The Life... when studying English. It was one of very few books I had to read at school that I actually enjoyed, and when told to read so many pages by the next lesson, had a habit of reading twice as much.

I can't say I enjoyed that book, but it's definitely memorable. It's the only book I remember from Russian Lit.

Dreamer

aleks · 08-04-2008, 03:16 PM

Rest in Peace Aleksandr. Read all your books and found them in them an important lesson on the evil of communism.

LazyScot · 08-04-2008, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by BookishDreamer

I can't say I enjoyed that book, but it's definitely memorable. It's the only book I remember from Russian Lit.

Dreamer

Maybe enjoyed was the wrong word. But it was a book that I wanted to read more of; I had empathy with the characters and wanted (at least some), to survive. I was fascinated by the scope of the story -- all happening within a day -- and simultaneously fascinated and terrified by the treatment meted out to the characters. Really rather amazing affect on a 14/15 year old boy.

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Madam Broshkina Manic Do Fuse Posts: 2,312 Karma: 3325462 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: Sony 500, 505, 350, Kindle 3, DXG, nook, Irex DR800SG, iPad	Solzhenitsyn, Soviet dissident writer, dies at 89 Alexander Solzhenitsyn, the Soviet dissident writer and Nobel prize winner who revealed the horror of Stalin's brutal labour camps to the world, has died at the age of 89, his son said last night. Stepan Solzhenitsyn said his father had died of heart failure at his home, but declined further comment. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008...elprize.russia

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zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	sad news. the world has lost a great man.

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LazyScot DSil Posts: 3,201 Karma: 6895096 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hants, UK Device: Kindle, Cybook	I had to read A Day in The Life... when studying English. It was one of very few books I had to read at school that I actually enjoyed, and when told to read so many pages by the next lesson, had a habit of reading twice as much. A sad loss, but one that has left a great legacy, and one that perhaps helped to change the world for the better.

08-04-2008, 03:16 PM	#5
aleks Connoisseur Posts: 89 Karma: 205 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Upstate NY Device: Rocket eBook & Sony Reader	Rest in Peace Aleksandr. Read all your books and found them in them an important lesson on the evil of communism.

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