Alexander Solzinitzyn has died.
I once did a thesis paper on the man. Inspired me...to what, I don't know yet. Amazing story. If you aren't familiar with him, I would recommend learning a bit.
From CNN:
I once did a thesis paper on the man. Inspired me...to what, I don't know yet. Amazing story. If you aren't familiar with him, I would recommend learning a bit.
From CNN:
"Through unflinching accounts of the eight years he spent in the Soviet gulag, Solzhenitsyn's novels and non-fiction works exposed the secret history of the vast prison system that enslaved millions. The accounts riveted his countrymen and earned him years of bitter exile, but international renown.May he finally rest in peace.
And they inspired millions, perhaps, with the knowledge that one person's courage and integrity could, in the end, defeat the totalitarian machinery of an empire."
Yes, I heard this earlier and left a comment that was perhaps a bit crude but said that he was one of the few people who had the balls to speak our against Stalin....which of course he paid the price for. Brilliant writer.
ReplyDeleteHmm... I have a quote from him on my sidebar - second quote down... go in peace, sir.
ReplyDeleteBarbara - He did have balls, that man. I'm sorry to see him go, but I know he's at peace now.
ReplyDeleteKatherine - That's a GREAT quote. Wow, don't think I've heard it before. He's so right.
ReplyDeleteYes, go in peace.