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One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
CliffsNotes on One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich analyzes Alexandr Solzhenitsyn's tale of a day in a Soviet gulag (prison camp). From 5 a.m. to 10 p.m., Ivan Denisovich Shukov, who faces 10 years in prison for "treason," struggles to maintain his dignity in the face of an incomprehensible and corrupt system that has complete control over him. One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich represents not only prison life, but Solzhenitsyn's views of Soviet life under Stalin.
Ivan tries to pass on some of his knowledge to his surrogate son,
