Solzhenitsyn is a writer of great relevance to our times because he lived in East (Soviet Union) and the West (America) and critically examined both. He nicely articulated the positive and negative aspects of both societies. This is especially important today when there is rising tension between the two.
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Aesthetics of Longing – Solzhenitsyn on the Meaning of Earthly Existence
Decani Monastery (14th Century) vespers. As a theatre director, I realised that all stage performances were fake and meaningless when compared to the Liturgy, which allows us to become a part of eternity and find meaning in this earthly existence.
Aesthetics of Longing – Solzhenitsyn on Happiness and Meaning of Life
Aesthetics of Longing – Solzhenitsyn on Freedom
This photograph, which was captured in Belgrade, depicts a building that was demolished by NATO bombs in 1999.
Aesthetics of Longing 