Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn ( /soʊlʒəˈniːtsɨn/; Russian: Алекса́ндр Иса́евич Солжени́цын, pronounced [ɐlʲɪˈksandr ɪˈsaɪvʲɪtɕ səlʐɨˈnʲitsɨn]; 11 December 1918 – 3 August 2008) was a writer, who, through his often-suppressed writings, helped to raise global awareness of the gulag, the Soviet Union's forced labor camp system – particularly in The Gulag Archipelago and One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, two of his best-known works. Solzheni... More

Date of birth:

  • Dec 11, 1918

Date of death:

  • Aug 3, 2008 (age 89 years)

Place of birth:

Also known as:

  • Alexander Solzhenitsyn,
  • 亚历山大·索尔仁尼琴,
  • Алекса́ндр Иса́евич Солжени́цын,
  • Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn,
  • Aleksander Isayevich Solzhenitsyn,
  • Alexandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn,
  • Aleksandr Isaevich Solzhenit͡syn
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Awards

State Prize of the Russian Federation Winners

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Year Award
  • 1970
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Military Person

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