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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Russian writer, publicist, poet and politician (1918–2008)

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Occupation

military person

Born in

Kislovodsk

Born

December 11, 1918

Zodiac

Sagittarius

32,744

days lived

89

age at death

Born
December 11, 1918 in 🇷🇺Kislovodsk
Died
August 3, 2008 (aged 89)
Zodiac
♐︎Sagittarius·horse 🐎
Updated Jul 2026

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Aleksandr's Birth Chart

Astrology
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Fire
Earth
Air
Water
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Sun Sign

Sagittarius♐︎

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Moon Sign

Aries♈︎

Dominant Element

Fire

⚠️ Rising sign requires birth time for accurate calculation

Planetary positions calculated for December 11, 1918

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2008
Day 32,743
Age 89

Death of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Confidence
96%
Aug 3, 2008

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn died of heart failure near Moscow at the age of 89.

1998
Day 28,876
Age 79

Awarded the Grand Gold Medal

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1998

Awarded the Grand Gold Medal by the Russian Academy of Sciences.

1994
Day 27,561
Age 75

Return to Russia

Confidence
89%
May 27, 1994
Flight Manifest
Verified Route
1990
Day 25,954
Age 71

Publication of 'Rebuilding Russia'

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1990

Published 'Rebuilding Russia: Reflections and Tentatives'.

1983
Day 23,397
Age 64

Templeton Prize

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1983

Awarded the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion.

1978
Day 21,729
Age 59

Harvard Commencement Address

Confidence
96%
Jun 8, 1978

Delivered his controversial Harvard Commencement Address.

1974
Day 20,153
Age 55

Exile to West Germany

Confidence
89%
Feb 13, 1974
Flight Manifest
Verified Route
1973
Day 20,106
Age 55

Publication of 'The Gulag Archipelago'

Confidence
96%
Dec 28, 1973

Publication of 'The Gulag Archipelago' in Paris.

1970
Day 18,649
Age 51

Nobel Prize in Literature

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1970

Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

1969
Day 18,284
Age 50

Expulsion from the Writers' Union

Confidence
98%
Jan 1, 1969
1968
Day 17,918
Age 49

Publication of 'Cancer Ward'

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1968

Publication of 'Cancer Ward' abroad.

1967
Day 17,688
Age 48

Letter to the Fourth Congress of Soviet Writers

Confidence
96%
May 16, 1967

Wrote an open letter calling for the abolition of censorship.

1962
Day 16,031
Age 43

Publication of 'One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich'

Confidence
96%
Nov 1, 1962

Publication of 'One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich'.

1953
Day 12,471
Age 34

Release from Labor Camp

Confidence
98%
Feb 1, 1953
1945
Day 9,699
Age 26

Imprisonment in Labor Camp

Confidence
98%
Jul 1, 1945
1941
Day 8,057
Age 22

Graduation from Rostov State University

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1941

Graduated from Rostov State University with degrees in mathematics and physics.

Day 8,057
Age 22

Service in the Soviet Army

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1941

Served as a battery commander in the Soviet Army during World War II.

1940
Day 7,808
Age 21

Marriage to Natalya Reshetovskaya

Confidence
96%
Apr 27, 1940

Married Natalya Reshetovskaya (first marriage).

1918
Day 0
Age 0

Birth of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Confidence
96%
Dec 11, 1918

Born in Kislovodsk, Russia.