Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Aleksandr SolzhenitsynAleksandr Solzhenitsyn was born in Kislovodsk, RFSR (what is now Stavropol Krai, Russia) on December 11, 1918 and was a Soviet and Russian novelist, historian, and dramatist. His dad was of Russian and his mom, Taisiya Zakharovna, was of Ukranian descent. His father was killed in a hunting accident just after her pregnancy was confirmed, so Aleksandr was raised by his aunt and widowed mom in lowly circumstances.