IB+One+Day+in+the+Life+of+Ivan+Denisovich

=**__Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn - One Day in the life of Ivan Denisovich__**= One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, a novel by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was published in 1962 in an independent magazine called Novy Mir.

The author, Solzhenitsyn, was also imprisoned for 8 years in various Soviet labour camps. His crime was to make derogatory comments about Stalin in a private letter to a friend. We can safely say he has used some first hand experience in writing about life in a labour camp.in a Soviet Labour Camp. In this novel, it is the first time any account of Stalinist rule, or labour camps had been discussed publicly. Although up to roughly 2.6 million prisoners were in one of the labour camps, they were an open secret, and people were not allowed to be talked about this system, discuss it or even acknowledge that it had existed. The story is set in a Soviet labour camp and describes a single day in the life of Ivan Denisovich.

This picture was drawn by Eufrosinia Kersnovskaya, a woman who were sentenced to 10 years in a labour camp, but who kept a diary and meticulous drawings. This shows how new arrivals in the camp had to strip down in the snow.

The Writer
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn won the Nobel Prize for Literature in !970

News report of Solzhenitsyn's death with a short biography on his life.

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The Film Adaptation
media type="youtube" key="g_XFkKN2fzQ" height="385" width="480" The Film of One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich is available on You Tube. Here is the link to the first part of 10.

The Novel
There are many study guides around for this novel. It is always important to remember that they are NOT a substitute for reading the novel or own consideration. These are mainly there to help you understand the plot, know the characters and point our some important themes. Examiners also know these guides, so don't think you can use these to do your thinking for you.

http://www.shmoop.com/ivan-denisovich/literary-devices.html | This is the link to Shmoop. Good general content, but don't try to copy the irreverent style in your work!

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/denisovich/ |This link will take you to Spark Notes http://www.gradesaver.com/one-day-in-the-life-of-ivan-denisovich/study-guide/major-themes/ |This link leads to Gradesaver, which also inclused two quizzes. http://www.cliffsnotes.com/study_guide/literature/One-Day-in-the-Life-of-Ivan-Denisovich.id-135.html |This link will lead you to Cliffnotes. One quiz is also included here.

This following document contains 21 important quotes from the novel. Read through them and see if you can place them, and comment on them.

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