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Russian writer, publicist, poet and politician (1918–2008)

Also known as: Alexander Issajewitsch Solschenizyn, Aleksander Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr Isaevič Solženicyn, Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn, Alexander Isajewitsch Solschenizyn, Alexander Isayevich Solzhenitsyn

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Known works

Архипелаг ГУЛАГ (2002)
Один день Ивана Денисовича (1992)
Раковый корпус (1968)
Prentice Hall Literature--World Masterpieces
Архипелаг ГУЛАГ. T. 1-2 (2007)