Back in the days when I was a young Greenwood Lad, I had an English teacher that took some interest in my work and my reading habits (double edged sword here as it was this very English teacher that I had the MOST PROBLEMS with later on). In any case, she did wonders for me in the literature arena, including introducing me to the works of both Curt Vonnegut, and Alexander Solzhenitsyn.It is with deep sadness that Alexander has passed on - a life well lived, and chronicled, throughout the pages and pages he created. Will we again see the likes of someone so dedicated to dishing out the truth despite personal hardship? Possible...but sadly, doubtful.
Solzhenitsyn lead a fascinating life. From being a decorated soldier, to time in the gulag, being stripped of his Soviet citizenship, and returning home to the motherland as a national hero, he lived it all. CLICK HERE to see the video from the BBC.
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