Extract
Solzhenitsyn: the last prophet.
Who has been the most influential person of the last half century? A tough question, that I asked several of my acquaintances; interestingly enough, their immediate and universal response was: "O, Pope John Paul II, of course."
Other names mentioned were Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, Mother Teresa, Bill Gates, Billy Graham, and--for sheer evil-Osama bin Laden. As it happens, my vote would also go to Pope John Paul II, who has stood astride our age like a colossus. But a case could be made for another man, one whose name was not mentioned by a single one of my respondents: Alexander Isaevich Solzhenitsyn. So much has Solzhenitsyn been forgotten, both in t...See the full content of this document
Sponsored links
