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Art thaws even the frozen, darkened soul, opening it to lofty spiritual experience.
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Age: 89 †
Born: 1918
Born: December 11
Died: 2008
Died: January 1
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Bless you, prison, for having been in my life!
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The one who doesn't pull his weight is not asked to pull, while the one who does, pulls for two.
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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.
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I have grown used to the fact that public repentance is the most unacceptable option for the modern politician.
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