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solzhenitsyn

/ˌsɒl.ʒəˈnɪt.sɪn/

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noun

/ˌsɒl.ʒəˈnɪt.sɪn/C1formal
  • ruИмя собственное, относящееся к советскому писателю и политическому диссиденту, известному романами, раскрывающими жестокость советских трудовых лагерей.

A proper noun referring to a Soviet writer and political dissident known for novels that exposed the brutality of Soviet labor camps.

uncountable · proper noun

  1. Soviet writer and dissidentC1formal

    A Russian novelist, historian, and political dissident who exposed the brutality of the Soviet Gulag system through his literary works.

    ruСоветский писатель и диссидент

    • Solzhenitsyn's novel 'One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich' brought international attention to the Soviet labor camps.
    • He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1970 for his powerful writing.
    • After his exile, Solzhenitsyn continued to write about the Soviet regime from the United States.
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