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Stephen Kotkin on Solzhenitsyn

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The Power of Solzhenitsyn

Solzhenitsyn had a combination of moral values beyond corruption as well as resolve and determination no matter how much he suffered. He appeared to believe very deeply in the redemptive nature of suffering. His education in the broadest sense, his upbringing, his intellectual trajectory is a really big story. But even so some mystery remains about the person who stood out against that background.

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