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Kevin McKenna
Professor of Russian Language, Literature, and Culture at the University of Vermont; specialist on Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and the literary and historical context of Soviet-era works.
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Sep 10, 2018
• 1h 19min
Kevin McKenna on Solzhenitsyn, the Soviet Union, and In the First Circle
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In this engaging discussion, Kevin McKenna, a Russian literature expert from the University of Vermont, dives deep into the life of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. He explores Solzhenitsyn's arrest during WWII for criticizing Stalin and his harrowing experiences in a sharashka. Kevin highlights the moral complexities of Solzhenitsyn's choice to endure harsher suffering, his eventual return from exile, and the impact of Khrushchev's thaw on Soviet literary culture. The conversation also touches on Solzhenitsyn's literary legacy and the challenges of translating his works.
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