Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr
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| born on | 11 December 1918 | ||||
| Place | Kislovadsk, Russia, 43n55, 42e44 | ||||
| Timezone | EET h2e (is standard time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   18°34'  
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Biography
Russian dissident writer, novelist and historian whose work brilliantly exposed the brutality of life in the Stalin era. Solzhenitsyn was exiled in 1974 for actions that were not compatible with Soviet citizenship. The winner of the Nobel Prize in 1970, his books include, "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich," taken from personal experience, and released in 1962.
Expelled from Russia in 1974, it was 20 years before he was able to return to his homeland.
Events
- Work : Prize 1970 (Nobel Prize)
- Social : Change of Lifestyle 1974 (Exiled)
Source Notes
Ruth Dewey quotes Joylyn Hill for date from him in a letter, time unknown
Categories
- Passions : Criminal Perpetrator : Civil/ Political (Prison)
- Notable : Awards : Nobel prize (1970)
- Vocation : Writers : Fiction
- Notable : Book Collection : American Book
