Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn vs Mstislav Rostropovich
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Compare the life timelines of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918–2008) and Mstislav Rostropovich (1927–2007) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 80 years, from 1927 to 2007.
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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
Mstislav Rostropovich (1927–2007)
- — Born in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR Verified
- — Entered the Moscow Conservatory Verified
- — Married the soprano Galina Vishnevskaya Verified
- — Gave the premiere of Benjamin Britten's Cello Symphony
- — Sheltered Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and published an open letter in his defence Verified
- — Left the Soviet Union with his family Verified
- — Music director of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C. Verified
- — Stripped of Soviet citizenship Verified
- — Played Bach cello suites at the Berlin Wall Verified
- — Died in Moscow Verified