Alexander Solzhenitsyn and six dissident colleagues who at the time of publication were still living in the USSR -- six men totally vulnerable to arrest; imprisonment; or execution by the Soviet authorities -- joined in the midseventies to write a book which surely remains the most extraordinary debate of a nation's future published in modern times. Shattering a half-century of silence; From Under the Rubble constitutes a devastating attack on the Soviet regime; a moral indictment of the liberal West; and a Christian manifesto calling for a new society -- one whose dominant values would be spiritual rather than economic. Personally edited by the Nobel Prize-winning author; fired by his own substantial contributions; From Under the Rubble articulates Solzhenitsyn's most fervent call to action. His daring; and the remarkable courage of his colleagues; is testament to the seriousness of their demand for a revolution in which one does not kill one's enemies; but in which "one puts oneself in danger for the sake of the nation!" With an introduction by Max Hayward; and translated under the direction of Michael Scammell. The contributors: Alexander Solzhenitsyn; Mikhail Agursky; Evgeny Barabanov; Vadim Borisov; F. Korsakov; A.B.; Igor Shafarevich.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A very disappointing bookBy John K. HawleyI have been working US Army force modernization for the last five years. When I read the introductory material for this book; I was looking forward to reading it; The book was a disappointment. I kept waiting for the author to remove the veil on Information Age warfare; but the end of the book came and I didn't encounter anything profound. A lot of platitudes; and nothing else.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. One of the best military thinkers todayBy DanielThis book is one of the best strategy books I've read lately. His ideas are really thought provoking. The only negative thing I have to say about this is that in one or two chapters he tends to talk about weapon systems or military ideas that really only make sense to a american general.But overall it is a masterpiece.I wish that his Fighting by minutes will be released again for a better price. And I wish that he writes a new book soon.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. ExcellentBy Armin DoerryAn excellent read...
