Solzhenitsyn, and an obituary

Alexander Solzhenitsyn (of The Gulag Archipelago fame) died yesterday. Here is a link to an obituary that I liked:

http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/john_mark_reynolds/2008/08/solzhenitsyn_the_prophet.html

Those who are serious readers themselves and know me and broadly agree with my values will, I'm sure, have no difficulty in figuring out why I liked the essay.