Solzhenitsyn (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)

Alexander Solzhenitsyn was a Russian novelist and historian known for exposing the oppressive Soviet labor camp system through his works. His most famous book, *The Gulag Archipelago*, detailed the brutal realities of political repression and forced labor in the USSR, challenging Soviet authority. A former prisoner himself, Solzhenitsyn’s writings highlighted themes of human resilience, morality, and the importance of truth. His work earned him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1970. Despite political controversies, he is regarded as a powerful voice against totalitarianism and an influential figure in 20th-century literature and human rights advocacy.