tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post3361218780348682106..comments2024-03-26T12:19:52.801-04:00Comments on Tea at Trianon: The Great Solzhenitsynelena maria vidalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-89260561026402302592007-07-29T15:42:00.000-04:002007-07-29T15:42:00.000-04:00I read _The Gulag Archipelago_ when I was 14. It i...I read _The Gulag Archipelago_ when I was 14. It influenced me greatly. Perhaps it was one of the reasons why I decided to become a Christian four years later.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-86811579094404643892007-07-27T09:20:00.000-04:002007-07-27T09:20:00.000-04:00Very interesting, Monsieur.Very interesting, Monsieur.elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-89622077451531529962007-07-26T16:12:00.000-04:002007-07-26T16:12:00.000-04:00My Wife, daughter and I were previledged to meet h...My Wife, daughter and I were previledged to meet his son Ignat at a concert which he conducted. Genevieve won his autograph by mentioning how she admired his father. <BR/><BR/>In a course I teach, the elder Solzhenitsyn covers an entire lession about the power of a major purpose, and how he writes each day. He is driven with a force and energy.<BR/><BR/>de BrantignyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-86203159991113972152007-07-26T12:37:00.000-04:002007-07-26T12:37:00.000-04:00That is excellent that they have students read suc...That is excellent that they have students read such things in school.elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-43187494815861262432007-07-26T12:29:00.000-04:002007-07-26T12:29:00.000-04:00Have you read "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisov...Have you read "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich"? I had read it for my AP English Language class senior year of high school. The story is set in a gulag. From the straight forward title, Ivan Denisovich is serving time there and it vividly describes the conditions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com