HIS 102
Solzhenitsyn Paper Assignment

 


 

Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008), at the time of his death, was still writing and working to oversee the publication of his collected works, in thirty volumes).  He was clearly one of the most important Russian writers of the twentieth century, and a towering intellectual and cultural figure in Russia; there is no one even close to his stature alive today.  Take a moment and read his Autobiography that he wrote for his award of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1970. Photo from 1994 courtesy Evstafiev.

 

Solzhenitsyn
 
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Read Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (in its entirety).

Answer the following question in a one-page paper:

Citing specific evidence from Solzhenitsyn's One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (not from the textbook), how was Ivan Denisovich able to resist the dehumanizing aspects of camp routine?
 
Your paper must follow the following format:
  • typed using a word processor (font size 10 or 12 only)
  • one-inch margins
  • double-spaced
  • page number citations for your quoted evidence
  • not to exceed one (1) page
  • name, date and HIS 102 at the top left
  • must have a brief introduction and conclusion (each not to exceed two sentences)
  • You may consider submitting drafts of your assignment to your instructor for feedback before submitting the assignment for a grade. Please send some specific questions that you would like answered about your draft. The questions can be general (Is my introduction clear?) or specific (Is the phrase, "Chardin was jeweller," written correctly?).  You can send in multiple drafts (within reason) of an assignment before you submit for a grade.
  • At times, you may be asked to rewrite your essay before it is graded.  This is done for your own benefit and will result in an improved grade.
Before proceeding, you might wish to read the short notes on Solzhenitsyn and review the study questions on One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich.

Your assignment should be sent to your course instructor following the directions for submitting assignments.
 
Please take a moment to review Charlie's History Writing Center for specific information on the writing requirements for the assignments in the course.

The Solzhenitsyn Paper is worth a maximum of 100 points.

 

 

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