The Revolutionary Chaos of March 1917
A review of March 1917: The Red Wheel, Node III, Book 3, by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, translated by Marian Schwartz.
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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.
A Guide for Recovering the Wisdom of the Past
A review of The Unbroken Thread: Discovering the Wisdom of Tradition in an Age of Chaos, by Sohrab Ahmari.
What about Liz Cheney?
She could consult polls. Or she could consult other wisdom.
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.