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Alexander Solzhenitsyn Quotes
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Famous Alexander Solzhenitsyn Quotations
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Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn (December 11, 1918 - August 3, 2008) was a Russian novelist, dramatist and historian. Through his writings, he made the world aware of the Gulag, the Soviet Union's forced labour camp system, and for these efforts Solzhenitsyn was exiled from the Soviet Union in 1974. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1970. He returned to Russia in 1994. He was the father of Ignat Solzhenitsyn, a conductor and pianist
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- Do not pursue what is illusory - property and position all that is gained at the expense of your nerves decade after decade and can be confiscated in one fell night. Live with a steady superiority over life - don't be afraid of misfortune, and do not yearn after happiness it is after all, all the same the bitter doesn't last forever, and the sweet never fills the cup to overflowing. Alexander Solzhenitsyn »
- Our envy of others devours us most of all. Alexander Solzhenitsyn »
- Own only what you can carry with you know language, know countries, know people. Let your memory be your travel bag. Alexander Solzhenitsyn »
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