In terms of his ethical and aesthetic composition, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was rooted in the tradition of humanism. He was a complex molecule comprised of Russian values. He was both a writer and a social activist. He was a critic of the regime and a victim of the regime. He was both a subject and an object of Russian history. He believed in justice.
The Russian authorities are certain there's no such thing as accidents, or fate, or human conscience, says well-known Russian writer Viktor Yerofeyev. But there are conspiracies, and they target Russia.