Saturday, 16 September 2023

Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008)

The Gulag Archipelago is one of the most popular books ever written. It was the experience lived by Alexander Solzhenitsyn, a writer and Soviet dissident who was not afraid to criticize the Soviet regime and Communism in general. He helped in raising a solid awareness of the dangers or the political soul of the former Soviet Union. He was imprisoned with hard work in a gulag. In spite of the strenuous work imposed on him, only once he was at the point of desperation and even contemplated suicide. But at one moment, another prisoner sat next to him, and drew a cross with a twig on the gravel sand. Alexander stared at the cross for a long time, and he remembered saying to himself ‘I know that salvation is only find through him, through that Christian symbol of the cross.’ It was at that specific moment that he garnered enough courage to go on. The dangers and struggles in his life did not end, but because of Jesus, Solzhenitsyn found the courage to persevere. So remember that every time you are going through a struggle, know that the Lord is close by telling you ‘Do not be afraid – I am here for you – Courage!’. As time goes by, your troubles will pass on and Jesus will be there close to you. On October 8, 1970, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature. He is the author of 2 books ‘The Gulag Archipelago’ and ‘A day in the life of Ivan Denisovich.’

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