Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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What was it like to be a prisoner in a Russian Concentration Camp during the days of Stalin? How did prisoners survive the dreadful cold of Siberia, where the camps were built? Aleksandr was one of those prisoners and he wrote books that the Communist rulers of Russia condemned. Follow his amazing story and discover how he survived. See how he led the way, as a champion for human rights.
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