Solzhenitsyn dies at 89 Posted: 1 year ago by meggysue
Soviet dissident writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn died today. He is finally free. His biographical acceptance speech from when he won the 1970 nobel prize is here: Speech The Soviets didn't allow him to travel to accept it.
It took me an entire summer to read his thinnest book, Cancer Ward, but it was worth every minute.
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Posted: 1 year ago by Moe:
Thanks for the post Meggysue. I edited it a bit because it could not get the upvotes it deserved because the arrows were obscured by the ad.
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Posted: 1 year ago by suebe:
An incredible man. RIP.
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Posted: 1 year ago by meggysue:
« Moe:Thanks for the post Meggysue. I edited it a bit because it could not get the upvotes it deserved because the arrows were obscured by the ad. Thanks Moe! I'm still learning. :^) Would love to fix my spelling error (bt for but), however THE AD'S IN THE WAY. Frustrating.
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Posted: 1 year ago by bingo:
Oh, I was just get ready to post this. You beat me :P
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Posted: 1 year ago by sykeo56:
You guys should look up a guy named Pavel Litvinov. Another Soviet Dissident. He was my girlfriends teacher in high school. Cool guy. Exiled to siberia for throwing rocks at Stalin's tanks. Twice.
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Posted: 1 year ago by Moe:
« meggysue : Thanks Moe! I'm still learning. :^) Would love to fix my spelling error (bt for but), however THE AD'S IN THE WAY. Frustrating. Oh no sweat, I fixed that too. 8OP
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Posted: 1 year ago by Moe:
AND I double posted!
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Posted: 1 year ago by doggylives:
« sykeo56 :Exiled to siberia for throwing rocks at Stalin's tanks. Twice. Why twice? Because the first stone didn't do the damage he'd thought it might?
I admire his courage and resolve but practically speaking, a stone, versus a tank, really?
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Posted: 1 year ago by sykeo56:
« doggylives:Why twice? Because the first stone didn't do the damage he'd thought it might?
I admire his courage and resolve but practically speak, a stone, versus a tank, really? Haha, I think it was more of a symbol than anything else. And I meant it happened on two different occasions. He was arrested and exiled for throwing stones at Stalin's tanks. Then when they let him back in years later, he threw rocks at Stalin's tanks again, and was arrested and exiled a second time.
The man was exiled to f**king Siberia twice.
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Posted: 1 year ago by pocksucket:
« doggylives :
I admire his courage and resolve but practically speak, a stone, versus a tank, really? This did more far more damage to China than would have an RPG aimed at that lead tank.
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Posted: 1 year ago by meggysue:
« doggylives:Why twice? Because the first stone didn't do the damage he'd thought it might?
I admire his courage and resolve but practically speak, a stone, versus a tank, really? I'm sure it was a symbolic gesture, and not one taken lightly by Stalin's henchmen. Both he and the gent in Tienamen Square paid dearly for their boldness, as did Solzhenitsyn. They put ideas into action, and ideas have consequences.
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Posted: 1 year ago by doggylives:
Yes, it just sounded amusing, the fact that he'd taken on a tank with a stone. I get the symbolism.
Also, China didn't seem to learn much from Tiananmen Square, they're still pretty much the same oppressive a*****es they were back then.
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Posted: 1 year ago by sykeo56:
« doggylives : Also, China didn't seem to learn much from Tiananmen Square, they're still pretty much the same oppressive a*****es they were back then. Hey, keep the a*****es unknown. You know, to protect the innocent or something...
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Posted: 1 year ago by dagreatjohnbrown:
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Posted: 1 year ago by carverman:
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Posted: 1 year ago by mewhitenoise:
I learned about this guy in my Russian History class....still haven't read his stuff yet though, I want too......but my pile of books to read is growing by the day.....someday I shall read his work.
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