Great Writers: Alexander Solzhenitsyn {UPDATED}

Film by Kultur-Video. {English audio.}

[@joshuawaring4180]

Solzhenitsyn fought in the Second World War, was sent to the Gulag, and developed cancer, and still made it to 89 years old. What a survivor.

[@winniethuo9736]

What a revival?

[@FilthyAngryIrishPeasant]

Solzhenistyn is more than a dissident author & academic, he was,and still is a hero to ALL.

[@johnhaggerty4396]

*At school the crucifix I wore was torn from my neck : it was a way of saying, Look at him, he's the enemy.* Solzhenitsyn's words.

[@HistoryforThinkers]

*God Bless Solzhenitsyn.*

[@zamanium7517]

Amen

[@Plus_P_Plus]

God is dead.

[@margyeoman3564]

The soul that was in this man ! His genius that broke forth from his pain and his scars. His labours which were great.

[@tracer0017]

I read The Gulag Archipelago when I was 14 years old. That book made me grow up sooner than I should have to the horrors of the world and man kind. Stalin and his henchmen were monsters

[@Gaonaism]

14 years old?! Millions (probably billions) of adults still have no idea about this murderous era in Motherland.

[@one4320]

I had to read a 'day in the life' at school when I was 14... It was a complete waste of time, because it meant nothing to me, and the teacher had no idea how to make it meaningful. C'est la vie.

[@andrzejstoszek4035]

Ja mialem dzesiec

[@Achill101]

I was of similar age when I got the second volume into my hand and didn't want to stop reading. I found the first and third volume in our library soon after and read them all. Some memories from that reading have stayed with me for decades.

[@Limpn00dle84]

Jordan Peterson brought me here! The Gulag Archipelago, unbelievable book!

[@meirionowen5979]

Me too!

[@mikeDeSales943]

Same thing

[@kroon275]

Same 😉👍

[@chaddirks5822]

Same

[@cristinauto]

Same 👍

[@allangilchrist5938]

Mr Solzhenitsyn is spot on in his condemnation of the laziness and mediocrity of most Western journalists including the self-important BBC.

[@jordandhego3446]

What a great human being!

[@patrickrose1221]

Amazing man who's inspired me since I first saw him in the early seventies. Thank you so much for an amazing documentary , respect : )

[@kroon275]

Anyone else think they are now going to read Solinytzins books?

[@hpesch2002]

Very good to hear his voice and see him talk. Since 1970 I have read nearly everything he wrote, partly many times over. But all the time I find new stuff, because translations are lagging behind. Soon March and April 17 will be finally translated into English too.

[@ChristopheBilliet]

Spasiba for this amazing piece, greetings and love from a Belgian appreciator.

[@allangilchrist5938]

An excellent informative programme. Thank you.

[@chrislucy3778]

Profound. Pay heed to the inner voice - it will set us free.

[@henrikg1388]

His observations of the West ate stunningly accurate, not in least in these days.

[@artandculture5262]

A year later, even more so.

[@deanpd3402]

@@artandculture5262 and 2 years later ever more so.

[@dinosaurtreesflowers]

43:40 - Uncannily similar to today's “Trump Derangement Syndrome” and the MSM.

[@terry4137]

Wonder what he’d think of dementia Joe?

[@joshuawaring4180]

@@terry4137 I think he would find the sycophantic followers of Trump to be more sinister. Trump’s messianic status amongst many of his followers significantly mirrors a similar kind of deification that Lenin and Stalin were privy to.

[@wolfwind1]

Excellent documentary, beautiful production, and great for the extended, uninterrupted speaking of AS. Am near finished with the second volume of GA. Monumental! Truly a great man!

[@captaincrunch1949]

Very interesting perspective. Thanks to Dr. Jordan Peterson's lectures on Personality Existentialism

[@bukurie6861]

Aleksander Solzhenitsyn was a Russian novelist,philosopher,historian,short story,writer and political prisoner.Born:December 11,1018,Kiskovodshle,Russia.Died:August 3,2008.Mivies:One day in the Life of Ivan

[@themaster-jp6sp]

he never read 200 years together. lol. he "wont go there". intellectual coward.

[@randall777]

43:23 What he says about Soviet v. Western millstones, and then about fashionable self-censorship 💯🔥

[@Joshuarayfarmer]

randall77 haunting

[@dektran4843]

leftism loves self censors

[@12artman]

His views of the value of suffering took me a while to adapt to but once they settled in my mind I began to understand. His friend Shafarevich in "From Under the Rubble" suggests western intellectuals have a Freudian death wish. Sounds right to me.

[@artandculture5262]

Thank you for mentioning.

[@ThisNinjaSays_]

😆 A Ukrainian writer just recently (in the UK Guardian, June 2023) made that accusation against Russians as a people. That Russians essentially have a Freudian death drive. 😳

[@mikeDeSales943]

My gosh I can relate to this guy in the way of how he talks about all of the research he did. I am constantly wanting to learn as much about everything from war to aircraft, hunting, fighter planes, animals, science, and history which brings me here. I have been studying Russia, and communism for months now after hearing a series of talks from Jordan Peterson. I am also Roman Catholic so I suppose it would be a good thing to research this farther in depth to help get a better picture of Fatima.

[@winniethuo9736]

Yes to Jordan Peterson, describing his moral understanding of the bible story about Cain, Abel and the true meaning of sacrificing. I love KZbin.

[@johnhaggerty4396]

@@winniethuo9736 Jordan Peterson discusses Dostoevsky and Solzhenitsyn in his KZbin lectures. Your interests are wide : give your time to reading and study and the music of the greatest composers, take care not to fritter away your time in junk culture such as the new Netflix drama everyone is talking about. Abjure hard liquor, recreational drugs and tobacco. *Remember always the end and that time lost will not be returned to you.* Thomas a Kempis. J Peterson would agree.

[@chipparker3950]

9 FEB 21 21,237 views. America as we have known it is in trouble.

[@FlashGameReviews]

@:50 "following his rehabilitation"... I can relate... RIP friend.

[@DigitalcakeJoannaJoy]

wow wow wow. dankeschön. thank you!¨

[@itsjustrenee1320]

Thank you

[@DavidErdody]

Excellent video upgrade

[@panagiotistheodorou4959]

How can the average USA citizen be informed about this incredible story of life in the Gulag? It will help them in their decision of who to vote for next week... Bless The USA

[@Gaonaism]

Word of mouth. Too late for the elections but the time to do right is always right.

[@albertawheat6832]

😳😳😬

[@Cajaquarius]

lol

[@TheRealJaded]

Fake election

[@michellestamper5527]

Ground work. Talk to people.

[@captainblimp4133]

At 4:50 it says that he was born on December 11th 1918 and volunteered for the army in 1914. I know the narrator means his father ,but the way its said sounds like its referring to Aleksandr.

[@gonzogil123]

Does anybody know the name of the person reading out of A.S.´s books? I would like to know if I could find audiobooks read by him.

[@Gaonaism]

Look it up on Audible, the narrator is listed right under the author.

[@kimsteinke713]

Saint 🙏😇

[@mateuszw383]

Who created the graphic in the 3:27 min? It's so expressive!

[@realsciencerhythm]

he talks like he knows that God exists...

[@brownlettuce1810]

God does exist. Don’t think so? 1. Consider and compare Jerusalem with other historical/prophetical cities. 2. Read Zechariah 14:2 3. Ask yourself... coincidence? IMO, no, it’s a sign of God preparing to keep his promises. Cheers🤓

[@Gaonaism]

who?

[@mpahou1]

cloud atlas originally brought me here

[@kimsteinke713]

My new hero. 🇺🇲🏳️‍🌈😇🙏

[@themaster-jp6sp]

so when is 200 years together coming out?

[@SolzhenitsynCenter]

Two Hundred Years Together is out of course in the original Russian as well as in French and German. With respect to an English edition-an authorized translation of the full work is in progress and scheduled for publication in 2024.

[@wilmalv]

I would post this on Facebook but I am on restriction it would seem. Too many posts of misinformation. Or truth? A friend of mine told me that the Tech Companies have the right to silence anyone they please.

[@tanyadixon7980]

Pray it's not so. Amen

[@whocanmissu]

I wanted to watch this video but I couldn't focus on both the voice of the narrator and the child description. They all loud.

[@ElenaRoche]

Good documentary, but the English speaking narrator just butchered all the Russian names of people and places. The cellist's name is Rostropovich, pronounced Rahs-trah-po-vich with emphasis on the third syllable.

[@Gaonaism]

The theme was successfully conveyed.

[@ianbrowne9217]

Probably because he is american.

[@andrzejstoszek4035]

Jako Polak nie moge zapomniec co pisala Gazety Wojenne ze Aleksander Isajewicz bronil Niemki i Polki jak przystalo Rosyjskiego Oficera

[@ThisNinjaSays_]

16:25 ..."Asiatic dictator"...how the heck is Stalin Asiatic?

[@vania1917]

Obviously, a solution for Russia exists but nobody's found it yet.

[@roakes1956]

Russia today .... "it's the oligarchy of a few bandits and nothing more." I am puzzled by Solzhenitsyn's approval of Putin (or have I misread that?)

[@dosia1boby794]

Putin redeem himself,rebuild 25000 churches and nobody question his patriotism

[@viktorgus7522]

What exactly in the phrase "it's the oligarchy of a few bandits and nothing more." indicates approval of Putin?

[@peterclement3763]

@@dosia1boby794 hmmm never forget Putin is a highly ranked KGB member

[@skymaster4743]

@@peterclement3763 *was. He wasn't a highly ranked KGB officer. In comparison, Heyder Aliyev, the first President of Azerbaijan was a general in the KGB. Putin was a mere Lt. Col.

[@NomeCultJoe]

One of the worst narrators of all time