Harvard Address by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn - 'A World Split Apart' (English Reading)

On June 8 - 1978 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn delivered this commencement address at Harvard University.
This is my reading of the transcription, for those of you who are interested in hearing it in English, without any other sounds;
The late Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn contributed greatly to our world, enduring great suffering for what he believed in. He was able to express his thoughts and ideas brilliantly, with his gift of communication and writing, among other talents.
I believe his speech has some strong resonance in today's western society;
Apologies for any mistakes; this is my first time reading something of such magnitude, so I do not quite do it justice, but I hope that this is interesting or useful.
Transcript:
www.americanrhetoric.com/spee...

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  • @NicholasMGlasson
    @NicholasMGlasson3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you all for your kind comments! I'm so glad this was of interest to you all. I hope to bring more from history to light as time permits. Thanks again!

  • @douglasruscoe7720

    @douglasruscoe7720

    3 жыл бұрын

    Great job, brother. There are some great speeches out there and it's hard to outshine this jewel.

  • @jyotinoname2577

    @jyotinoname2577

    3 жыл бұрын

    Please record old speeches of 18th century from archive.org of great men.

  • @kathyckinford5544
    @kathyckinford55445 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for translating this into English.

  • @NicholasMGlasson

    @NicholasMGlasson

    4 ай бұрын

    Thanks Kathy! I didn't do the translating, just the reading :) but the message remains, a great Writer and Wise man he was!

  • @deborah3912
    @deborah3912 Жыл бұрын

    thank you very much, we can see now what he said about the West has come true, have mercy on us LORD

  • @NicholasMGlasson

    @NicholasMGlasson

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your message Deborah! Please have hope, there is many who share and recognize these wise brave hero's and we seem to be blessed with them in each era. All the best and blessings 🙏

  • @douglasruscoe7720
    @douglasruscoe77203 жыл бұрын

    I love this speech, listen to it often, and love all ya'll who take the time to let this great man's words steep in your heart. Peace kids.

  • @comment3711
    @comment3711 Жыл бұрын

    Incredibly prescient speech. Thanks!

  • @NicholasMGlasson

    @NicholasMGlasson

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your comment! His words are very wise! 🙏

  • @petertuna2922
    @petertuna29225 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for this!

  • @NicholasMGlasson

    @NicholasMGlasson

    5 жыл бұрын

    You are most welcome!

  • @prayunceasingly2029

    @prayunceasingly2029

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, thank you, pretty good narration skills. Better than mine for sure.

  • @angelinab6079
    @angelinab6079 Жыл бұрын

    The fact that this was shared 3 years ago and only has 500ish views is reflective of exactly what he speak upon!

  • @larry1824
    @larry1824 Жыл бұрын

    Can't think of an American politician in last five decades with this mans courage conviction and writing ability.

  • @NicholasMGlasson

    @NicholasMGlasson

    Жыл бұрын

    Agreed! Where are the courageous and inspiring leaders??

  • @larry1824

    @larry1824

    Жыл бұрын

    @@NicholasMGlasson murdered or just scared I think and I mean both sides

  • @evaperona2931
    @evaperona29315 жыл бұрын

    He and Yuri Bezmenov have given me so much insight into how we got where we are today. Thank you for the clear reading.

  • @crazycat1345

    @crazycat1345

    3 жыл бұрын

    Mee Too.

  • @NicholasMGlasson

    @NicholasMGlasson

    2 жыл бұрын

    Im so pleased to hear of your insights! Brilliant minds they are! Canaries in the coalmine perhaps.

  • @adamsmith2944

    @adamsmith2944

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@NicholasMGlasson bezmenov is useless. Solzhenitsyn is a treasure

  • @doloresparlato
    @doloresparlato11 ай бұрын

    Very helpful to hear this today as I try to live in a manner that honors how I have been invited to fill up the unique place in this world that is mine, always determined in the context of a dialogue with the Divine. Hard to let myself be stripped of material comfort, simplification of life is necessary for the spiritual life Solzhenitsyn speaks of.

  • @abbye7932
    @abbye79326 ай бұрын

    Thank you for your English reading of this great Solzhenitsyn speech!!

  • @NicholasMGlasson

    @NicholasMGlasson

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks for taking the time to listen and comment, so glad it was of value to you 😊🙏

  • @abbye7932

    @abbye7932

    6 ай бұрын

    It brings it to life way better than just reading it myself, it is much appreciated!

  • @victoriacunningham4609
    @victoriacunningham46093 жыл бұрын

    Thank you 💕

  • @NicholasMGlasson

    @NicholasMGlasson

    3 жыл бұрын

    Most welcome :)

  • @user-zr6wr5lb4g

    @user-zr6wr5lb4g

    3 жыл бұрын

    This is still so relevant

  • @panokostouros7609
    @panokostouros76094 жыл бұрын

    And when people attempt to develop virtue, to become manful for ancient values, they're deemed as judgemental by those around them as if to say, *"Stop revealing to us our superficial tendencies! Stop judging! Stop being weird! Be normal!"* Normal of course is best designated by the characteristic passion of a given group's idol. Study history all you want. Glean from its vast stores of wisdom. Herald the warnings of your ancestors long forgotten. It won't be enough to turn the hearts of those around you. Anyone can rationalize anything, so long as you know which passions assail them most. Reason itself is being undermined or hijacked to service oneself. No nobility. No remembrance of history. Nothing. Just a sea of people (nay, avatars of fallen spirits ignorant to the glorious Image resident in their hearts) swimming in the chaos of this fallen world trying to satisfy their futile passions. Were you to become a Saint, only then might you be able to influence them, but most likely you'd be martyred, sacrificed to the idols of their group's demonic god. Lord, have mercy on us all. Cain's cities are loosing their grip.

  • @NicholasMGlasson

    @NicholasMGlasson

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your comment Pano. Yes, it is hard to see much good in today's world. Though God, values and morals have been misconstruded, in persuit of expedient pleasures and grasping to the materials of the physical world, there are still glimpses of hope and a wish for virtue, goodness and kindness to prevail in this world. It is easy to feel hopeless and pescimistic but you seem to have a good heart. Keep your heart up! 🙂

  • @panokostouros7609

    @panokostouros7609

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@NicholasMGlasson Thank you for your comments, good sir. Yes, God will not abandon us.

  • @DanielBjorndahl

    @DanielBjorndahl

    3 жыл бұрын

    The only choice is to be a saint

  • @VonLuckow

    @VonLuckow

    3 жыл бұрын

    I like your writing. Very good sir. Trust in the lord. He's coming back.

  • @jhollow36

    @jhollow36

    3 жыл бұрын

    Your last sentence may be more insightful and accurate than most may realize. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I unfortunately must concur.

  • @johndavidlayton779
    @johndavidlayton7793 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your effort and for including the link to the transcript.

  • @NicholasMGlasson

    @NicholasMGlasson

    3 жыл бұрын

    My pleasure John :) thanks for your comment.

  • @tlcetc4506

    @tlcetc4506

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@@NicholasMGlassonI too appreciate your effort and wish you would still do more as you mentioned in another post.

  • @johnpelitidis6297
    @johnpelitidis62973 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your effort Nicholas.

  • @NicholasMGlasson

    @NicholasMGlasson

    3 жыл бұрын

    You're most welcome, hope it was insightful 😊

  • @amyfox4829
    @amyfox48293 жыл бұрын

    how do you hear this and walk away an unchanged person? i am a mere plebian and probably get only about half of what he says, but what he has said about materialism and the eradication of spiritualism in the US weigh heavily on my heart...

  • @chrisgant3409

    @chrisgant3409

    10 ай бұрын

    And now…..materialism seems to be a catch phrase in comparison to humanism. The right, since the individual human is above all ( even though in reality he is fallen in position, both morally and authority) to decide what/who he is in identity! What madness!

  • @MeMikeD
    @MeMikeD3 жыл бұрын

    Thank You!! -This is a treasure.

  • @NicholasMGlasson

    @NicholasMGlasson

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your comment. I'm pleased you found this of value!

  • @pauljones5066
    @pauljones50665 жыл бұрын

    monumental

  • @DanielBjorndahl
    @DanielBjorndahl3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks. This is better than a dubbed audio of the same speech. Couldn't finish listening to the other one bc I know some Russian so I couldn't focus on either language

  • @NicholasMGlasson

    @NicholasMGlasson

    3 жыл бұрын

    You're most welcome! Yes same for me so i figured it would help others 😊 thanks for viewing! I will soon be doing a translation of the tao teh ching if that is of interest to you. Warm regards,

  • @DanielBjorndahl

    @DanielBjorndahl

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@NicholasMGlasson it's not of interest to me however I have nothing but respect for you for posting this so I will check it out! Solzhenitsyn is a breathe of fresh air amidst the insanity of today

  • @NicholasMGlasson

    @NicholasMGlasson

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@DanielBjorndahl thanks Daniel :)

  • @xMarryxPoppinsx
    @xMarryxPoppinsx5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you 🙏🏻

  • @dman9834
    @dman98342 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much for this 👍

  • @NicholasMGlasson

    @NicholasMGlasson

    2 жыл бұрын

    You're most welcome! It's great so many appreciate Mr Solzhinetsyn's message! Thank you 🙏

  • @BraveFart69
    @BraveFart694 жыл бұрын

    Wonder what he would say about 2020

  • @DanielBjorndahl

    @DanielBjorndahl

    3 жыл бұрын

    Probably we are just at or past the PONR

  • @MaxDaves

    @MaxDaves

    3 жыл бұрын

    He would say that one thing is consistent about humanity... we rarely learn and always create the conditions for our suffering and desolation by the works of our own wisdom which is solely insufficient apart from God.

  • @kennethalbert4653

    @kennethalbert4653

    3 жыл бұрын

    ....I told you so !

  • @user-pf6wl4hv5j

    @user-pf6wl4hv5j

    2 жыл бұрын

    He would say rona don’t exist

  • @prayunceasingly2029

    @prayunceasingly2029

    2 жыл бұрын

    He would say things are way worse now than they were in his day.

  • @bilicvit
    @bilicvit Жыл бұрын

    thank you for the gift, Nicholas! Job well done!

  • @NicholasMGlasson

    @NicholasMGlasson

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! It is my pleasure to transport his message 🙏

  • @freemanz4051
    @freemanz40513 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Harvard, in their ignorance, (see highlighted reply below.) destroyed the actual live event for all. Harvard is as harvard does. -Cambridge Native sound engineer

  • @jhollow36

    @jhollow36

    3 жыл бұрын

    What makes you think they did it accidentally or unthinkingly? (I assume this is what you meant by "in their ignorance". Which translates into, "because of their lack of knowledge and understanding" of what he was trying to impart. I do not believe it was accidental in the least. Better to say, "the elitists will do, as the elitists do". For some reason this resonates more with me. Just a perspective, nothing more.

  • @freemanz4051

    @freemanz4051

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@jhollow36 I concede. Harvard fucked me and my crews out of speeches to the best of their abilities. Nader they pulled our feed. Bush Crimes Commission, forced a reporter to tape a mic to a wall speaker grill. I nailed it next night at MIT.... by doing the sound job CHEEP. When I was asked to help record Tariq Ali, I required a third tech.... because Harvard. Harvard promised us the world... plug in your recorder, we'll do the rest. They lied. I knew they would. It took the three of us... plus an overwhelmed harvard kid!

  • @freemanz4051

    @freemanz4051

    2 жыл бұрын

    ​@@jhollow36 So, do you have a superior descriptor? ...Or just here to piss up my rope? 🙃 Yes, the act might be intentional...and based in ignorance as well. Smack one word out my hand and you better have a new one to put there!

  • @paulaleksinko9039
    @paulaleksinko90395 жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @speedysteve9121
    @speedysteve91213 жыл бұрын

    From now on I'll refer to him as Saint Alexander of New England!

  • @justinw2232
    @justinw2232 Жыл бұрын

    Much love!

  • @NicholasMGlasson

    @NicholasMGlasson

    Жыл бұрын

    Right back at you!

  • @donthesheek
    @donthesheek11 ай бұрын

    The words Jesus spoke in the Sermon on the mount, Mathew chapter 5 must go hand in hand with freedom.

  • @SatelliteYL
    @SatelliteYL13 күн бұрын

    Thank you for this reading, I found the original recording quite difficult to listen to with both the Russian and English simultaneously…

  • @NicholasMGlasson

    @NicholasMGlasson

    12 күн бұрын

    Thank you for your comment! Yes, this is what motivated my reading of his speech. One commenter even proposes that the audio technician who was anti his message purposely sabotaged the audio balancing on the day of the speech!

  • @kaiyim9167
    @kaiyim91672 жыл бұрын

    Nicholas, anyway I can get a copy of this?

  • @NicholasMGlasson

    @NicholasMGlasson

    2 жыл бұрын

    You are welcome to share the link, or use the link to the video on the internet :) i'm not sure how else sorry! Good luck!

  • @kaiyim9167

    @kaiyim9167

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much for this I must have listened to this 10 times already and I would like the rumble audience to also have access to this. Any chance you can load it there also?

  • @NicholasMGlasson

    @NicholasMGlasson

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@kaiyim9167 Thank you, i am so glad this is of value to you. It is especially relevant with today's events. It is now available for you on Rumble. Thank you 🙏

  • @kaiyim9167

    @kaiyim9167

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much truthful kind and wise brother

  • @germanicusfink2350
    @germanicusfink23504 жыл бұрын

    17:05

  • @NicholasMGlasson

    @NicholasMGlasson

    4 жыл бұрын

    And to think he delivered this speech in 1978! Western media has lost all dignity

  • @germanicusfink2350

    @germanicusfink2350

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@NicholasMGlasson It never really had any to start with.

  • @lxmzhg

    @lxmzhg

    4 ай бұрын

    @@germanicusfink2350 Exactly. This charade has been in the works since the founding of the USA, rolled out step by step.

  • @raystargazer7468
    @raystargazer7468 Жыл бұрын

    I subscribed so you have 1 k subs xD

  • @NicholasMGlasson

    @NicholasMGlasson

    Жыл бұрын

    Haha, legend! Thanks!

  • @markrusso8546
    @markrusso85468 ай бұрын

    He would not be allowed to speak at Harvard today

  • @NicholasMGlasson

    @NicholasMGlasson

    8 ай бұрын

    That's right. Harvard took on NZ's worst PM in history who made shocking calls against human rights. She was also a Communist romanticist. Harvard was rated one of the worst in the world on Free Speech even by their own metrics! Thanks for commenting

  • @redbullsauberpetronas

    @redbullsauberpetronas

    6 ай бұрын

    He wouldn't be allowed to speak anywhere, the tribe would never allow it

  • @MaryC-co8fm

    @MaryC-co8fm

    3 ай бұрын

    @@redbullsauberpetronas No they wouldn't.

  • @johncalder5703
    @johncalder57034 жыл бұрын

    The downfall of western society then 40+ minutes on the cause. The ‘death’ of Spirituality and Christian values and mans inherent evil. I fear he is whistling in the wind. The speech is apparently six years old. Does anyone think it made any difference at all?

  • @kelliesdukes5256

    @kelliesdukes5256

    4 жыл бұрын

    Actually the speech is 40+ years old...

  • @johncalder5703

    @johncalder5703

    4 жыл бұрын

    Kellies Dukes thanks for the correction.

  • @NicholasMGlasson

    @NicholasMGlasson

    4 жыл бұрын

    Unfortunately there is a culture of dismissal towards people like this man. He is severely undermined by today's culture. The best we can do is make the changes in our own lives, and stand by our values.

  • @laseourable

    @laseourable

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@NicholasMGlasson Excellent response. And thank you for your narration, it was done quite well. I've since ordered a couple of Solz's books, as I feel they ARE quite relevant now.

  • @NicholasMGlasson

    @NicholasMGlasson

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@laseourable Thank you for your comment! I'm so pleased you found value in his work!

  • @user-jp3he3wd3s
    @user-jp3he3wd3s3 жыл бұрын

    Иуда

  • @NicholasMGlasson

    @NicholasMGlasson

    3 жыл бұрын

    что вы имеете в виду? аналогичный?

  • @user-jp3he3wd3s

    @user-jp3he3wd3s

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nicholas Glasson предатель родины

  • @NicholasMGlasson

    @NicholasMGlasson

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@user-jp3he3wd3s перебежчик да. Коммунизм привел к убийству сотен миллионов людей в 20 веке. Да здравствует Родина.

  • @user-jp3he3wd3s

    @user-jp3he3wd3s

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@NicholasMGlasson арифметику подучи