Final day in the life of Ivan Denisovich.

[Heid the Ba]

Alexander Solzhenitsyn died today.

[Arneb]

Another one to leave of the great witnesses of the 20th century. As someone wrote today, the publication of Archipelago GuLAG was the last time a book changed the world.

[KLA2]

I stand in awe of the courage, conviction, and selflessness of such writers.

[Blue Monster 65]

I must admit - I thought he was already dead. I was kind of surprised to find out he had still been alive. Pathetic, I know, but it just surprised me to know that someone so influential had been still alive.

Scott