Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn vs Ken Saro-Wiwa
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Compare the life timelines of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918–2008) and Ken Saro-Wiwa (1941–1995) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 54 years, from 1941 to 1995.
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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918–2008)
- — Born in Kislovodsk Verified
- — Graduated in mathematics from Rostov State University Verified
- — Arrested and sentenced to eight years in labour camps Verified
- — One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich published in Novy Mir Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature Verified
- — The Gulag Archipelago published in Paris Verified
- — Expelled from the Soviet Union Verified
- — Settled in Cavendish, Vermont Verified
- — Returned to Russia Verified
- — Died in Moscow Verified
Ken Saro-Wiwa (1941–1995)
- — Born in Bori, Rivers State, Nigeria Verified
- — Studied English at the University of Ibadan
- — Served as Civilian Administrator of Bonny during the Nigerian Civil War Verified
- — Produced and wrote the television comedy Basi and Company Verified
- — Published the novel Sozaboy: A Novel in Rotten English Verified
- — Co-founded the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) Verified
- — Awarded the Right Livelihood Award Verified
- — Arrested in connection with the killing of four Ogoni chiefs Verified
- — Awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize Verified
- — Executed by hanging in Port Harcourt Verified