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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was a renowned Russian novelist and one of the most prominent Soviet dissidents in history. He was a vocal critic of communism and highlighted the political repression occurring in the USSR during his era. In 1970, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature for the moral strength with which he upheld the essential traditions of Russian literature. Solzhenitsyn served as a captain in the Red Army during World War II before being arrested by SMERSH for a private letter in which he criticized Joseph Stalin. He was sentenced to eight years in the Gulag for this offense and subsequently placed in internal exile. After the Khrushchev Thaw, he was released and exonerated, which allowed him to focus on writing. His first novel, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, was published in 1962. Following Khrushchev's removal from power, he was urged to cease writing, but he persisted. In 1973, he published The Gulag Archipelago, which provoked outrage among the Soviets and resulted in the loss of his citizenship.

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn became a published novelist in 1960 with the novel Candle in the Wind. Below is a list of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of The Red Wheel Books

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August 1914 (1971) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
November 1916 (1985) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
March 1917: The Red Wheel, Node III, Book 1 (2017) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
March 1917: The Red Wheel, Node III, Book 2 (2017) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
March 1917: The Red Wheel, Node III, Book 3 (2017) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
March 1917: The Red Wheel, Node III, Book 4 (2024) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956 Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: An Experiment in Literary Investigation, Volume 3 (1973) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
An Experiment in Literary Investigation, Volume 1 (1973) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
An Experiment in Literary Investigation, Volume 2 (1973) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
An Experiment in Literary Investigation, Volume 3 (1973) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
For The Good Of The Cause (1964) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cancer Ward (1967) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
In the First Circle (1968) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Lenin in Zürich (1975) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (1962) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Plays Books

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The Love-Girl and The Innocent: A Play (1969) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Victory Celebrations: A Comedy in Four Acts (1983) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Collections Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Candle in the Wind (1960) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Matryona's House and Other Stories (1963) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Stories and Prose Poems (1963) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Victory Celebrations, Prisoners & The Love-Girl & The Innocent (1969) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Prussian Nights: A Poem (1974) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
We Never Make Mistakes (2004) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Apricot Jam: And Other Stories (2008) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Voices from the Gulag (2009) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Nobel Lecture (1971) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Letter to the Soviet Leaders (1974) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Oak And The Calf: Sketches Of Literary Life In The Soviet Union (1975) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
From Under the Rubble (With: Mikhail Agursky,Evgeny Barabanov,Vadim Borisov,F. Korsakov,Igor R. Shafarevich) (1975) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Détente, Democracy and Dictatorship (1976) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Warning to the West (1976) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A World Split Apart: Commencement Address Delivered At Harvard University, June 8, 1978 (1978) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Rebuilding Russia: Reflections and Tentative Proposals (1990) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Russian Question at the End of the Twentieth Century (1994) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Invisible Allies (1995) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Between Two Millstones, Book 1: Sketches of Exile, 1974-1978 (2006) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Between Two Millstones, Book 2: Exile in America, 1978-1994 (2020) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Gulag Archipelago: Complete Edition (2021) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Kontinent: The Alternative Voice of Russia & Eastern Europe, 1 (1974) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Writers: Their Lives and Works (2018) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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