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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His unit consisted for the most part of elderly and in some cases ailing Don
Cossacks from the district of Morozovsk ; they had been passed over in earlier
mobilizations as too old to serve but now found themselves swept up in a last -
ditch ...
His unit consisted for the most part of elderly and in some cases ailing Don
Cossacks from the district of Morozovsk ; they had been passed over in earlier
mobilizations as too old to serve but now found themselves swept up in a last -
ditch ...
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Ilya , as one of two who had served in the army and were therefore older than the
others , had been sentenced to seven years in the labour camps for anti - Soviet
agitation , and most of the rest had been given five years . Most disquieting was ...
Ilya , as one of two who had served in the army and were therefore older than the
others , had been sentenced to seven years in the labour camps for anti - Soviet
agitation , and most of the rest had been given five years . Most disquieting was ...
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18 To understand the flavour of this argument and the cause of Pasternak's
disagreement with his critics , it is sufficient to take out the words “ to serve the
people ” and substitute " to serve Stalin , ” for 1929 was the first year of the Five -
Year ...
18 To understand the flavour of this argument and the cause of Pasternak's
disagreement with his critics , it is sufficient to take out the words “ to serve the
people ” and substitute " to serve Stalin , ” for 1929 was the first year of the Five -
Year ...
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Contents
Preface | 13 |
Acknowledgements | 21 |
1 OUT OF CHAOS AND SUFFERING | 25 |
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| 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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