Solzhenitsyn Dies

Writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn has died at the age 89. His writings were rooted in an Orthodox Christian faith. His books helped to bring down the Soviet Union. He lived in exile in the US for a number of years before finally returning to his Russian homeland after the Soviet System collapsed. In 1978, Solzhenitsyn delivered the commencement address at Harvard, offering harsh comments about laziness, materialism and godlessness in the West.