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added paragraph concerning Solzhenitsyn's relationship with Boris Yeltsin with supporting external link
Solzhenitsyn warned the [[United States]], "America ... they are trying to weaken you; they are trying to disarm your strong and magnificent country ... I call upon you: ordinary working men of America ... do not let yourselves become weak."
Solzhenitsyn warned the [[United States]], "America ... they are trying to weaken you; they are trying to disarm your strong and magnificent country ... I call upon you: ordinary working men of America ... do not let yourselves become weak."
In the 1990s, he was contemptuous of President [[Boris Yeltsin]], blaming him for the collapse of Russia's economy, his inability to prevent [[NATO]] expansion in Eastern Europe, and his support of Russian billionaires([[oligarch]]s), while ordinary Russians grew poorer. In 1998, he embarrassed Yeltsin by refusing to accept an award from him.[http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/421905.aspx]
Solzhenitsyn has criticized the policies of current Russian president [[Vladimir Putin]]. <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/935876.stm</ref>
Solzhenitsyn has criticized the policies of current Russian president [[Vladimir Putin]]. <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/935876.stm</ref>