What was the reason for Solzhenitsyn's arrest during World War II?
Espionage
Criticizing Joseph Stalin
Desertion
Treason
Answer
Solzhenitsyn was arrested by the SMERSH during World War II for criticizing Soviet leader Joseph Stalin in a private letter. He was sentenced to eight years in the Gulag and then internal exile.
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