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I always found it more powerful, to truly understand the conditions, of someone who went through that - first hand. Do you feel he embellished, or why would yo

I always found it more powerful, to truly understand the conditions, of someone who went through that - first hand. Do you feel he embellished, or why would you state that?

tlear 8y ago
Because that is one of the talking points of the Russian propaganda. Oh it is a fantastic novel, great novel but all fantasy. It is the best at describing what USSR really was, lots of useful fools/tools in the West always had problem with it.
- andrepd 8y ago
  The general scholarly and scientific consensus is that the work is not rigorous, objective, or scientific. If you challenge this take it up with the scholars.
  - ryanx435 8y ago
    Funny how literature suddenly needs to be "rigorous, objective, scientific" when it criticizes communism, even though it's a first hand account written by a political prisoner. Keep believing that propaganda.
    - andrepd 8y ago
      Who's believing propaganda? I'm getting my info from several sources before I make up my mind, you apparently get yours from hearsay that says what you already want to belive. Am I missing something here?