The Rollercoaster of Solzhenitsyn's Relationship With the Soviets

Solzhenitsyn served in the Soviet Army during World War II. He was arrested for some indiscreet comments about Stalin. Khrushchev thought he was using Solzhenitsyn to advance his own political aspirations, but eventually lost control of that.

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