Today
marks the 95th birthday of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, the Nobel
Laureate in literature and Soviet dissident who lived approximately 18 of the
20 years he was exiled from Russia in Cavendish. During that time, he wrote The Red Wheel, a history of the Russian
Revolution.
To
mark this important anniversary, the Cavendish Historical Society (CHS) is
planning a series of activities through out 2014. Among them are
•
A discussion of “One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch” on Saturday January
11. This is a joint project of CHS and the Cavendish Library and will take
place at the Cavendish Library in Proctorsville. More information to follow.
•
On Wednesday February 5, conductor and pianist Ignat Solzhenitsyn will be
discussing his father’s writing of the Red
Wheel and his family’s life in Cavendish in the 1980’s. This is part of the
Vermont Humanities Council’s First Wednesdays series and will take place at 7
pm at the Brooks Memorial Library in Brattleboro. CHS will help to arrange
rides for those who wish to attend this lecture.
•
A children’s biography about Solzhenitsyn’s life will be published by CHS in
the late spring and early summer.
To
celebrate Solzhenitsyn’s birthday and his writing, consider the following
resources:
Writing in English Available On-line
Prose Poetry
Books
About Solzhenitsyn
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