Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/aleksandr-solzhenitsyn

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn born?December 11, 1918
2. When did Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn die?August 3, 2008 (age 89)
3. Where was Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn born?Kislovodsk, Russia
4. What is the career?Novelist, historian, essayist, Nobel laureate, political dissident, public intellectual
5. Who was Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn?He was a Russian writer who bravely told the truth about life in Soviet labor camps.
6. What book did he write about the Gulag?He wrote "The Gulag Archipelago," a book that described the harsh conditions in Soviet camps.

Khrushchev Thaw: A period in Soviet history (roughly 1953-1964) characterized by a relaxation of censorship and greater openness.
Totalitarianism: A form of government that attempts to assert total control over the lives of its citizens, suppressing opposition.
Dissident: An individual who openly opposes the policies or doctrines of an established government or political party.
Moral Indictment: A strong statement or action that condemns something as wrong or evil.