Tag: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Russian-American Pianist Ignat Solzhenitsyn is Carrying on the Legacy of His Nobel-Prize Winning Father

Ignat Solzhenitsyn is a man divided. And that’s a good thing. “I felt I was already split in two halves as both pianist and conductor. But now there is this other half,” said the 50-year-old musician. The “third half” of Solzhenitsyn’s life is his dedication to finishing the English translation of his father’s complete works….


‘Live Not By Lies’—Rod Dreher: How Much Are We Willing to Sacrifice for the Truth?

“Our idea of totalitarianism is based on the Cold War. We think of the Soviet gulags. We think of the secret police. We think of breadlines… The problem is, we don’t really understand what totalitarianism is.” A soft totalitarianism is gripping the Western world, and it’s our fear of suffering and sacrifice that’s allowing it…


The Great Purge Rolls on in Australian Parliament

Commentary “Like Fresh Meat: Detailing Rampant Sex Harassment in Australia’s Parliament.” This was the lurid headline in the New York Times this week, describing a report into harassment and bullying in Australia’s parliament. “A sweeping report lays out a cloistered, alcohol-fuelled environment where powerful men violated boundaries unchecked,” claimed the Times. Typical biased NYT reporting….


Sohrab Ahmari: The Perversion of Freedom and the Spiritual Crisis of Our Age

In the 1960s, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn secretly penned “The Gulag Archipelago,” an indictment of the Soviet system that was so profound and damning that it helped usher the downfall of Soviet communism. Solzhenitsyn saw the evils of communism with stark clarity. But after he was exiled and moved to the United States, he would shock the…


Sohrab Ahmari: The Perversion of Freedom and the Spiritual Crisis of Our Age [Premiering on 5/11 at 7pm ET]

In the 1960s, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn secretly penned “The Gulag Archipelago,” an indictment of the Soviet system that was so profound and damning that it helped usher the downfall of Soviet communism. Solzhenitsyn saw the evils of communism with stark clarity. But after he was exiled and moved to the United States, he would shock the…


Sohrab Ahmari: The Perversion of Freedom and the Spiritual Crisis of Our Age [Premiere on 05/11 at 7pm ET]

In the 1960s, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn secretly penned “The Gulag Archipelago,” an indictment of the Soviet system that was so profound and damning that it helped usher the downfall of Soviet communism. Solzhenitsyn saw the evils of communism with stark clarity. But after he was exiled and moved to the United States, he would shock the…