Produced for Inspection
A vivid depiction of Emperor Nikolai II after his abdication, from a new English translation of Book 3 of Solzhenitsyn’s March 1917.
A New Government at Sea
A devastating portrayal of the ineptitude of the Provisional Government from a new English translation of Book 3 of Solzhenitsyn’s March 1917.
The Progressive Admiral
A riveting account of the arrest of Admiral Adrian Nepenin, from a new English translation of Book 3 of Solzhenitsyn’s March 1917.
Yearning for Home
An attempt to make sense of the conflicting signals — the “warm breeze” — wafting over from a USSR embarking on perestroika and glasnost
Letter to President Reagan
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn explains his reasons for declining an invitation to meet with the president at the White House.
An Encounter Sabotaged
The inside story of President Reagan’s invitation for Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn to visit the White House in May 1982.
Wolves and Ephemerality
On a silent encounter with a pair of Canadian wolves, and the transience of earthly life, especially for an exile.
An Orbital Journey
In his Golden Matrix speech Solzhenitsyn chose another approach, one that addressed the larger sources of the ills of modern civilization.
‘Men Have Forgotten God’: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s 1983 Templeton Address
Remembering Solzhenitsyn’s profound speech on the 100th anniversary of his birth.
