“F.B._ What is your relationship with Alexander Solzhenitsyn? A.Z. _ I've never had one and I don't want to have one. As a writer, his "work" is mediocre, overvalued. And as a thinker, it's close to nullity. I am looking to the future, and Solzhenitsyn, to the past.”

Soviet philosopher, writer, sociologist and journalist

Alexander Alexandrovich Zinoviev was a Soviet philosopher, writer, sociologist and journalist. He worked across several fields of thought and public writing, and is remembered for his social criticism and his wide-ranging commentary on Soviet life. His work brought together philosophy, sociology, journalism, and literature. He wrote about society and politics, often with a critical eye, and his name remains associated with sharp observations on the Soviet system and the world around it.