Alexander Solzhenitsyn

Alexander Solzhenitsyn was a Russian writer and dissident known for his critical stance against the Soviet regime. Born in 1918, he served as a soldier in World War II but was later imprisoned for opposing Stalin's government. His most famous work, "The Gulag Archipelago," exposes the brutal realities of the Soviet labor camp system and critiques totalitarianism. Through his writing, Solzhenitsyn emphasized the importance of individual conscience and moral courage. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1970 and became an influential voice advocating for freedom and human rights, both in Russia and worldwide.