Aleksander Solzhenitsyn
1918 - 2008
AP
Zealous Communist
Drafted to the Red Army in 1941, Solzhenitsyn fought as a captain during the Second World War. A personal letter to a schoolfriend that was critical of Stalin brought about his arrest and an end to his freedom.
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