Woe to that nation whose literature is cut short by the intrusion of force. This is not merely interference with freedom of the press but the sealing up of a nation's heart, the excision of its memory. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn cutexcisionforce share on social
The clock of communism has stopped striking. But its concrete building has not yet come crashing down. For that reason, instead of freeing ourselves, we must try to save ourselves from being crushed by its rubble. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn buildclockcommunism share on social
For us in Russia, communism is a dead dog, while, for many people in the West, it is still a living lion. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn communismdeaddog Change image and share on social
Human beings yield in many situations, even important and spiritual and central ones, as long as it prolongs one's well-being. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn beingcentralhuman Change image and share on social
Hastiness and superficiality are the psychic diseases of the 20th century, and more than anywhere else this disease is reflected in the press. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 20thcenturydisease Change image and share on social
Today when we say the West we are already referring to the West and to Russia. We could use the word 'modernity' if we exclude Africa, and the Islamic world, and partially China. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn africachinaexclude Change image and share on social
The sole substitute for an experience which we have not ourselves lived through is art and literature. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn artexperienceliterature Change image and share on social
You only have power over people so long as you don't take everything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he's no longer in your power - he's free again. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn freehavelong Change image and share on social
The next war... may well bury Western civilization forever. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn burycivilizationforever Change image and share on social
It would have been difficult to design a path out of communism worse than the one that has been followed. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn badlycommunismdesign Change image and share on social
