Anastasia Otroshchenko. Century=text, abroad, issue 41
About literature in Soviet Russia “At the beginning of 1964, a message appeared in the newspapers that “ One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich ” was nominated for the Lenin Prize... However, Solzhenitsyn did not receive the Lenin Prize. Not because, of course, his story was unworthy of such an award. On the contrary, against the backdrop of the drab, skimpy works of Soviet professionals of socialist realism, it undoubtedly stands out. It is the brightest thing that has appeared recently.