A World Split Apart: Commencement Address Delivered at Harvard University, June 8, 1978 (English and Russian Edition) [Paperback]

Aleksandr Isaevich Solzhenitsyn (Author)

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Text: English, Russian (translation) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 61 pages
• Publisher: Harper & Row (January 1988)
• Language: English, Russian
• ISBN-10: 006132079X
• ISBN-13: 978-0061320798
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 4.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,759,055 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Truth amid a sea of relativism., August 7, 2003

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This review is from: A World Split Apart: Commencement Address Delivered at Harvard University, June 8, 1978 (Hardcover)

This is an outstanding criticism of American materialism and its roots in secular humanism. The fact that it was delivered at Harvard makes one appreciate Sozhenitsyn's courage to preach this message to those who especially need to hear it. This book will always be relevant to American culture as long as it continues to follow the path of belief in undisciplined liberty.

0 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Aleksandr Isaevich Further Cements His Reputation., June 28, 2001

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This review is from: A World Split Apart: Commencement Address Delivered at Harvard University, June 8, 1978 (Hardcover)

Solzhenitsyn at his crazy best. An all-out attack on both the Soviet Union and the American youth of the 1970's, this more or less accurately reflects the real Solzhenitsyn: A self-centered angry man who attempts to take the sins of the world upon himself. Is this simply hubris, or the act of a boddhisattva in the making? You decide.