Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn

TRANSLATOR'S NOTEThe word "sharashka" as it occurs in this story derives from a Soviet slang expression meaning "a sinister enterprise based on bluff or deceit." By 1949, the time of the novel, it meant, particularly, a special scientific or technical institute staffed with prisonersor, in Soviet...

1. Two Fallacies About Communism Anyone not hopelessly blinded by his own illusions must rec-ognize that the West today finds itself in a crisis, perhaps even in mortal danger. One could point to numerous particular causes or trace the specific stages over the last sixty years that have led to...

TRANSLATOR'S NOTE The word "sharashka" as it occurs in this story derives from a Soviet slang expression meaning "a sinister enterprise based on bluff or deceit." By 1949, the time of the novel, it meant, particularly, a special scientific or technical institute staffed with prisoners—or, in...

By Vfhf of Explanation There exists a large body of so-called secondary literature: literature on literature, literature apropos of literature, literature begotten by literature (new works which would never have been born if something similar had not existed beforehand). As a professional...

TRANSLATOR'S NOTE The word "sharashka" as it occurs in this story derives from a Soviet slang expression meaning "a sinister enterprise based on bluff or deceit." By 1949, the time of the novel, it meant, particularly, a special scientific or technical institute staffed with prisoners—or, in...

By Wif of Explanation There exists a large body of so-called secondary literature: literature on literature, literature apropos of literature, literature begotten by literature (new works which would never have been born if something similar had not existed beforehand). As a professional writer,...