“Gradually it was disclosed to me that the line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either — but right through every human heart.” Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Novelist

Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn was a Russian novelist, historian, and short story writer. He was an outspoken critic of the Soviet Union and communism and helped to raise global awareness of its Gulag forced labor camp system.

Born: December 11, 1918, Kislovodsk, Russia
Died: August 3, 2008, Moscow, Russia
Spouse: Natalia Solzhenitsyna (m. 1973–2008), Natalia Alekseevna Reshetovskaya (m. 1940–1972)
Movies: One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, The First Circle

Quotes

The battleline between good and evil runs through the heart of every man.
Own only what you can always carry with you: know languages, know countries, know people. Let your memory be your travel bag.
A man is happy so long as he chooses to be happy and nothing can stop him.