Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Quotes


The one who doesn't pull his weight is not asked to pull, while the one who does, pulls for two.


Citations

Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr. One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich. Translated by Ralph Parker, E.P. Dutton, 1963.

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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
  • Born: December 11, 1918
  • Died: August 3, 2008
  • Nationality: Russian
  • Profession: Author

Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn was a Russian novelist, philosopher, historian, short story writer and political prisoner. One of the most famous Soviet dissidents, Solzhenitsyn was an outspoken critic of communism and helped to raise global awareness of human rights abuses, the Gulag concentration camp system and political repression in the Soviet Union.