{"product_id":"alexander-solzhenitsyn-cold-war-icon-gulag-author-russian-nationalist-9783838205892","title":"Alexander Solzhenitsyn: Cold War Icon, Gulag Author, Russian Nationalist?","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Elisa Kriza | Andreas Umland | Andrei Rogatchevski\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Ibidem Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Ibidem Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Regional Studies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlexander Solzhenitsyn was one of the Cold War s most iconic writers. This book offers an in-depth analysis of his reception in the US, UK, and Germany before and after 1991. Elisa Kriza skillfully explores how Solzhenitsyn s work can be understood with the paradigm of witness literature and uncovers the dynamics behind the politicized reception of his writing. From the mid-1980s onwards, Solzhenitsyn s popularity dwindled-was this for ideological reasons? What about the rumors linking him with Russian nationalism? This study does not shy away from stretching beyond anti-communism and touching more contentious subjects-such as anti-feminism, anti-Semitism, and revisionism-in Solzhenitsyn s work and reception. Bringing Solzhenitsyn back from his  critical exile  and redefining his work as memory culture, Kriza s book is a crucial scholarly intervention, unveiling the mechanism that can transform a controversial figure into a moral icon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ibidem Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47890634473623,"sku":"9783838205892","price":3251.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783838205892.webp?v=1781180757","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/alexander-solzhenitsyn-cold-war-icon-gulag-author-russian-nationalist-9783838205892","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}