One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

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censorship of Khrushchev
- In Nikita Khrushchev: Leadership of the Soviet Union of Nikita Khrushchev
- In Soviet Union: The cultural Thaw
discussed in biography
- In Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn
publication in “Novy Mir” magazine
- In Novy Mir

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Add new Web site: Academia - The Subtext of Christian Asceticism in Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich.	Emily Rodriguez	Apr 11, 2016
	Add new Web site: Academia - Russian Diaspora A Structural Analysis of One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich through Binary Oppositions Application.	Aakanksha Gaur	Jan 28, 2016
	New article added.	Kathleen Kuiper	Jun 29, 2011