Solzhenitsyn reunited with family
Alexander Solzhenitsyn awaits reunion with his family after exile from Russia.Publication of The Gulag Archipelago a detailed history of the Soviet prison system prompted Russia to exile the 55 year-old author.One of Russias most visible and vocal dissidents Solzhenitsyn once served an 11-year prison term.
Solzhenitsyn had previously been prevented by the Soviets from receiving a Nobel Prize for literature but finally in 1978 he received the award in Switzerland.
