Anti-Stalin legend Alexander Solzhenitsyn dies at 89

[Sgt Barker]

But his reactionary political and religious views alienated the American academics and intellectuals who had previously been his biggest fans.

Solzhenitsyn also loathed what he saw as the West's obsession with popular culture and commercialism.

"Reactionary"... :hissy: How about pretty common sense culturally, and with his own deep seated faith personally? Academic idiots...

Anyway, these two lines sum up why Solzhenitsyn had my great respect. Not that I even agree with the details of *his* beliefs, but he was a man *of* belief who still valued of people who did *not* share his beliefs.