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Why ‘The Gulag Archipelago’ Is the Greatest Book of the 20th Century

Black-and-white photo of Russian author Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn taking notes at a desk with a large manuscript in front of him.

Russian author Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (Getty Images)

On this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” David J. Mahoney explains to co-host Jack Fowler why he believes Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s “The Gulag Archipelago” is the greatest book of the 20th century.

Mahoney, professor emeritus at Assumption University and a senior fellow at the Claremont Institute, also unpacks Thomas Sowell’s theory that humans are inclined to adopt one of two worldviews—the “constrained” or the “unconstrained” vision.

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