Solzhenitsyn: A BiographyPp. 958-963 discuss accusations of antisemitism against Solzhenitsyn, especially by Mark Perakh (in "Midstream" 6, 1977) and other articles on this issue. Links the accusations with Solzhenitsyn's nationalism, his s Christian Orthodox philosophy, and his passionate love for the Russian people. Mentions the frequency of negative Jewish characters in Solzhenitzyn's literary work, especially in "The First Circle" and "Lenin in Zurich." |
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The Red butchers had slaughtered hundreds of the townsfolk with sword and
bullet . Since it was Epiphany there was the Blessing of the Waters and a
thanksgiving mass , after which I held a parade of my troops . 16 Is it fanciful to
suppose ...
The Red butchers had slaughtered hundreds of the townsfolk with sword and
bullet . Since it was Epiphany there was the Blessing of the Waters and a
thanksgiving mass , after which I held a parade of my troops . 16 Is it fanciful to
suppose ...
Page 78
Photographs of him reveal a stocky , broad - shouldered youth with a short neck
and bullet - like head . The mouth is set in an obstinate line , the eyes look
stubborn and somehow abstracted as well , as if his thoughts were turned in on
himself ...
Photographs of him reveal a stocky , broad - shouldered youth with a short neck
and bullet - like head . The mouth is set in an obstinate line , the eyes look
stubborn and somehow abstracted as well , as if his thoughts were turned in on
himself ...
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Some were killed by the bullets ; some were caught by the warders and
mercilessly beaten with iron bars . By the end of it all , about a dozen prisoners
were dead . The outburst had been spontaneous , but now , for most of the
brigades , the ...
Some were killed by the bullets ; some were caught by the warders and
mercilessly beaten with iron bars . By the end of it all , about a dozen prisoners
were dead . The outburst had been spontaneous , but now , for most of the
brigades , the ...
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Contents
Preface | 13 |
Acknowledgements | 21 |
1 OUT OF CHAOS AND SUFFERING | 25 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Solzhenitsyn: A Biography |
| Author | Michael Scammell |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Hutchinson, 1985 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 21 Apr 2008 |
| ISBN | 0091512808, 9780091512804 |
| Length | 1051 pages |
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