stuckincincy Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080804/en_af...epeoplepolitics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew in CA Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 Reading "A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" some 8 years ago is what got me into Russian literature. A really great short novel- I should read it again soon. RIP, and good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted August 4, 2008 Author Share Posted August 4, 2008 Reading "A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" some 8 years ago is what got me into Russian literature. A really great short novel- I should read it again soon. RIP, and good work. What did you learn from it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew in CA Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 What did you learn from it? I don't know if I learned anything from it, per se. It was a bleak account of the gulags, which I knew little about at the time. It was important to me because it opened me up to Russian lit in general. What's with the ? You're not a fan of his work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted August 4, 2008 Author Share Posted August 4, 2008 I don't know if I learned anything from it, per se. It was a bleak account of the gulags, which I knew little about at the time. It was important to me because it opened me up to Russian lit in general. What's with the ? You're not a fan of his work? Hmm...just a literary, entertainment venue to you, and not a sadness in your heart that such things happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew in CA Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 Hmm...just a literary, entertainment venue to you, and not a sadness in your heart that such things happen? Where did you get that from? I said it was a really important book to me. I didn't realize that expressing heartfelt sadness for humankind would be the only acceptable response to his death. to you and this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 My didn't really mean anything. I just felt that this thread needed more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted August 4, 2008 Author Share Posted August 4, 2008 Where did you get that from? I said it was a really important book to me. I didn't realize that expressing heartfelt sadness for humankind would be the only acceptable response to his death. to you and this thread. [/quote OK - what did his works impart to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpile Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 [quote OK - what did his works impart to you? I might ask you that question.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 I recall when it was revealed that Solzhenitsyn was living in Vermont, and he announced that he was returning to Russia. He gave a brief speech to his fellow townsfolk where he basically said thank you for leaving him alone, and by the way your country blows (in not so many words.) He actually struck me as a bit of a douche. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 I recall when it was revealed that Solzhenitsyn was living in Vermont, and he announced that he was returning to Russia. He gave a brief speech to his fellow townsfolk where he basically said thank you for leaving him alone, and by the way your country blows (in not so many words.) He actually struck me as a bit of a douche. PTR Douche.....the word of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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