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  • DankZedong @lemmygrad.ml
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    3 years ago

    A while ago people recommended reading Solzhenitsyn to get a ‘better view on gulags’. I read his name in a not so good way in communist circles. What’s the deal with him? Should I read it or should I spare myself the brainrot?

    • Haven’t read anything by him, but AFAICT he

      • was arrested for planning a coup in the USSR during WWII; worth noting that many other countries probably would’ve executed him instead, especially during wartime
      • wrote “Gulag Archipelago” based almost entirely on unfounded rumours, and liberals still treat it as gospel (here’s an apparent debunking of his claims, although I haven’t read that yet either)
      • was a Russian nationalist and highly antisemitic
      • publicly supported Fransisco Franco

      I’ve read articles like this but haven’t found any solid evidence yet, so take it with a tablespoon of salt

      If you do read any of his stuff, please share your thoughts