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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

I can say without affectation that I belong to the Russian convict world no less than I do to Russian literature. I got my education there, and it will last forever.

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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn is saying that his experiences in the Russian prison system shaped him as much as his formal study of Russian literature did. He believes the lessons he learned from that harsh environment are deeply ingrained and will influence him for his entire life.

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