Solzhenitsyn is an anti-semite, and blames atheism for the existence of the Soviet Union and the problems in the modern world in general.
It is a great thing that he isn't being listened to - and yet, he is receiving more attention than he's worth.
It is a great thing that he isn't being listened to - and yet, he is receiving more attention than he's worth.
One of the most well known Soviet dissident works, Moscow 2042 by Voinovich, has a key character who is a spot-on satirical depiction of Solzhenitsyn.
All humans are fallible. There have been some regrettable Nobel Peace Prizes out there, and Amnesty International had to call off some of their awards.
Why? Just because an author disappoints you, doesn't mean you need to try to undo your enjoyment of a book they wrote.
The fact is that his accounts are not factual, but designed to stoke emotions. That is the definition of propaganda, even though people may not like that word. Plus, his personal feelings about matters such as anti-semitism, Russian exceptionalism, and dictators such as Putin, have to be taken into account when reading his texts about such matters.