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Solzhenitsyn studied science, history, and literature.  He also was a teacher for a short period.  When the [[Nazis]] invaded in 1941, he entered the army.  From his hard work he rose to the rank of captain and won medals twice for his service.   

Solzhenitsyn studied science, history, and literature.  He also was a teacher for a short period.  When the [[Nazis]] invaded in 1941, he entered the army.  From his hard work he rose to the rank of captain and won medals twice for his service.   

In February of 1945, he was arrested by the Soviet secret police for a passage in his private letter that criticized the Soviet dictator [[Stalin]].  Solzhenitsyn spent three years in prison and five in the Communists labor camps.  He was released after Satin's death and the returned to his teaching.   

In February of 1945, he was arrested by the Soviet secret police for a passage in his private letter that criticized the Soviet dictator [[Stalin]].  Solzhenitsyn spent three years in prison and five in the Communists labor camps.  He was released after Stalin's death and the returned to his teaching.   

Solzhenitsyn began to write about his horrific experiences in the labor camps and the oppression of Communism.  Of course the Communists did not have free press, but in the late 1950s to the early 1960s there was a period of openness.  This period was only used to improve relations with the West.  "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovic" was published in 1962.  This was about the daily life of a labor camp worker in the Soviet Union.  Other works followed and Solzhenitsyn fame became international.  Once the openness period ended the Soviet Union could not safely dipose the famous writer.  He was exiled from the Soviet Union and still remained a outspoken critic of the Communism.  Solzhenitsyn later won the Nobel prize in literature.

Solzhenitsyn began to write about his horrific experiences in the labor camps and the oppression of Communism.  Of course the Communists did not have free press, but in the late 1950s to the early 1960s there was a period of openness.  This period was only used to improve relations with the West.  "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovic" was published in 1962.  This was about the daily life of a labor camp worker in the Soviet Union.  Other works followed and Solzhenitsyn fame became international.  Once the openness period ended the Soviet Union could not safely dipose the famous writer.  He was exiled from the Soviet Union and still remained a outspoken critic of the Communism.  Solzhenitsyn later won the Nobel prize in literature.