Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (writer)

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was a Russian novelist and historian renowned for exposing the brutal realities of Soviet labor camps through works like *The Gulag Archipelago*. His writings revealed the oppressive nature of totalitarian regimes, emphasizing human resilience and moral integrity. Despite facing political persecution and exile, Solzhenitsyn’s literary contributions significantly influenced global awareness of Soviet repression, earning him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1970. His work combines detailed historical insight with powerful storytelling, making him a key figure in 20th-century literature and a symbol of intellectual resistance to authoritarianism.