“I cannot think of any more worthwhile study for any student on any campus today than to go carefully through all the writings and discourses of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.”
— Malcolm Muggeridge

Are you interested in studying the humanities and Western Civilization?

Are you intrigued by the radical shift in Russia and America over the twentieth century?

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn addresses art, literature, Soviet Communism, Capitalism, American freedom, religion, ethics, and the end of the human person in these five speeches. Beginning with his Nobel Prize speech and continuing through his famous Harvard Commencement Address and others, this reading group seeks to foster interdisciplinary discussion on life in the West, engaging with the relevance of the humanities for our time. 

The interdisciplinary nature of Solzhenitsyn’s writing invites people of all interests to respond. This reading group is open to the entire AAI community!

Session 1: Nobel lecture
JUne 29, 2023

Session 2: Live Not by Lies!
July 6, 2023

Session 3: A World Split Apart (Harvard 1978)
July 13, 2023

Session 4: Templeton Lecture
July 20, 2023

Session 5: We Have Ceased to See the Purpose
July 27, 2023

Solzhenitsyn and the West: Reading Group

THursday Evenings from 6:00 - 7:15 PM, Dinner served!

June 29 and July 6, 13, 20, 27.

Abigail Adams Institute 14 Arrow Street Suite G10 Cambridge MA 02138

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Jacinta Hogan is a recent graduate of Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts. She studied History, completing a thesis entitled “Freedom as Limitation. Freedom as Gift: An examination of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s Harvard Address with a reflection on the teachings of John Paul II.” Jacinta is interested in pursuing graduate education and building up the culture of liberal education in America.