Vladimir Putin:<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n Ladies and gentlemen, dear friends, Mrs Solzhenitsyn.\u00a0Today we are unveiling a monument to Alexander Solzhenitsyn \u2013\u00a0our outstanding compatriot, writer, thinker, a war veteran, who participated in the Great Patriotic War and was a true patriot of Russia. December 11 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Alexander Solzhenitsyn.\u00a0For us, it is not only a day of remembrance and respect, but above all an occasion to revisit his literary, social as well as philosophical heritage,\u00a0which is woven into the very fabric of the 20th century and continues to be up-to-date \u2013 for us, for Russia, and for the world.<\/p>\n I remember well all the meetings with Alexander Solzhenitsyn \u2013 his wisdom, his prudence and a deep understanding of history.<\/p>\n His heart and soul, his thoughts were filled in equal measure with pain for the Fatherland and unlimited love for it. These feelings fueled all his work.\u00a0He clearly delineated the true, genuine, people\u2019s Russia and the totalitarian system, which brought suffering and severe trials to millions of people.\u00a0But even being in exile, Solzhenitsyn would not tolerate anyone to speak evil or scornfully of his homeland,…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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