Alexander Solzhenitsyn
One of the greatest writers from Russia in modern times is Alexander Solzhenitsyn. Go to the web links below and read about this remarkable man's career. His books are weighty, not easy reading, but he was a man of highest moral integrity and saw the necessity for the world to operate at the same level.
When he came to the United States as an exile from Mother Russia in 1974 he was instantly hailed as a hero. But when he began to speak out against the corruption he saw in America he soon lost his hero status. It was acceptable for him to denounce the Evil Russia, but not saintly America. Unfortunately this man was on target in regard to the corruption of the West. Only a fool will look at history and suggest that we are not preparing for our own self-destruction from within. Solzhenitsyn with keen vision saw where we are going. He spoke out like the prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah, who in like fashion were ignored.
I personally thank God for raising up this man whose brave pen earned him the Nobel Peace Prize and exile, but who was willing to sacrifice everything for the truth.
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