Reverbiage: Stories from NPR tagged 'alexander solzhenitsyn'

Behind The Iron Curtain: Solzhenitsyn Remembered

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:45:00 EDT

On August 3, Russian author Alexander Solzhenitsyn died of heart failure at age 89. Solzhenitsyn exposed the atrocities committed by the Soviet Gulag in his work, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich. Fresh Air remembers the Nobel Prize winner.

Solzhenitsyn Shook Soviet System's Foundation

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 06:00:00 EDT

The man whose books on Soviet-era gulags won him international acclaim and years of exile from his homeland has died. Alexander Solzhenitsyn died Sunday of heart failure. He was 89. Although Solzhenitsyn continued to write through his last years, it is largely his early work that he is remembered for today.

Remembering A Conversation With Solzhenitsyn

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 06:00:00 EDT

The Nobel Prize-winning author whose books chronicled the horrors of the Soviet gulag system has died of heart failure. Alexander Solzhenitsyn was 89. NPR's Anne Garrels talks with Steve Inskeep about a rare interview she had with Solzhenitsyn just after he was expelled from the Soviet Union in the 1970s.

Russian Writer Solzhenitsyn Dies At 89

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 17:44:00 EDT

Russian media reports that legendary writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn has died at the age of 89.