Terri
08-05-2008, 09:01 AM
By Doug Patton
August 5, 2008
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called Alexander Solzhenitsyn "one of the greatest thinkers, writers and humanists of the 20th century" and "an irreplaceable loss."
The last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, said Solzhenitsyn's name would go down in Russian history. "Until the end of his days he fought for Russia, not only to move away from its totalitarian past, but also to have a worthy future, to become a truly free and democratic country. We owe him a lot," Gorbachev said.
Gorbachev said Solzhenitsyn played a key role in undermining Stalin's totalitarian regime. His works "changed the consciousness of millions of people, forcing them to think about past and present in a different way."
More (http://www.gopusa.com/commentary/dpatton/2008/dp_08051.shtml)
August 5, 2008
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called Alexander Solzhenitsyn "one of the greatest thinkers, writers and humanists of the 20th century" and "an irreplaceable loss."
The last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, said Solzhenitsyn's name would go down in Russian history. "Until the end of his days he fought for Russia, not only to move away from its totalitarian past, but also to have a worthy future, to become a truly free and democratic country. We owe him a lot," Gorbachev said.
Gorbachev said Solzhenitsyn played a key role in undermining Stalin's totalitarian regime. His works "changed the consciousness of millions of people, forcing them to think about past and present in a different way."
More (http://www.gopusa.com/commentary/dpatton/2008/dp_08051.shtml)