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title: Alexander Solzhenitsyn
author: Dutch National Archives
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22332/alexander-solzhenitsyn/
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updated: 2026-11-09
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# Alexander Solzhenitsyn
_Authored by Dutch National Archives_
## Image File
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## Image Caption
[Alexander](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Alexander/) Solzhenitsyn, a former inmate of Stalin's gulag system, a network of forced labour camps across the USSR in operation from 1930 to 1960. Photograph taken in Germany in 1974.
The camps detained millions of civilians regarded as 'enemies of the state.' Solzhenitsyn's most famous work is *The Gulag Archipelago*.
Dutch National Archives.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Archives, D. N. (2026, November 09). Alexander Solzhenitsyn. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Archives, Dutch National. "Alexander Solzhenitsyn." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 09, 2026. .
### MLA
Archives, Dutch National. "Alexander Solzhenitsyn." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 Nov 2026, .
## License & Copyright
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