Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn (11 December 1918 – 3 August 2008) was a Russian novelist. One of the most famous Soviet dissidents, Solzhenitsyn was an outspoken critic of communism and helped to raise global awareness of political repression in the Soviet Union, in particular the Gulag system.. Solzhenitsyn was born into a family that defied the Soviet anti-religious …

The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce wurde auch unter dem Titel Confessions of a Cannibal Convict in Großbritannien auf dem Fernsehkanal More4 am 10. Juli 2010 abgespielt. Auch 2008 wurde Dying Breed, ein Horrorfilm über Pearce, verwirklicht. Gedreht wurde in Tasmanien, auch am Pieman River an der Westküste Tasmaniens und in Melbourne.

Prologue. In early 21st century London, two priests, the white-haired Father Percy Franklin and the younger Father John Francis, are visiting the subterranean lodgings of the elderly Mr. Templeton.A Catholic and former Conservative Member of Parliament who witnessed the marginalization of his religion and the destruction of his party, Mr. Templeton describes to the …

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1966 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1966th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 966th year of the 2nd millennium, the 66th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1960s decade.

The Proposition is a 2005 Australian Western film directed by John Hillcoat and written by screenwriter and musician Nick Cave.It stars Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, Emily Watson, John Hurt, Danny Huston and David Wenham.The film's production completed in 2004 and was followed by a wide 2005 release in Australia and a 2006 theatrical run in the U.S. through First …

Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars.He was the de facto leader of the French Republic as First Consul from 1799 to 1804, then …

The First Fleet was a fleet of 11 ships that brought the first European and African settlers to Australia.It was made up of two Royal Navy vessels, three store ships and six convict transports.On 13 May 1787 the fleet under the command of Captain Arthur Phillip, with over 1400 people (convicts, marines, sailors, civil officers and free settlers), left from Portsmouth, England …

William Smith O'Brien (Irish: Liam Mac Gabhann Ó Briain; 17 October 1803 – 18 June 1864) was an Irish nationalist Member of Parliament (MP) and a leader of the Young Ireland movement. He also encouraged the use of the Irish language.He was convicted of sedition for his part in the Young Irelander "Famine Rebellion" of 1848 but his sentence of death was commuted to …

Iva Ikuko Toguri D'Aquino (Japanese: 戸栗郁子 アイバ; July 4, 1916 – September 26, 2006) was a Japanese-American disc jockey and radio personality who participated in English-language radio broadcasts transmitted by Radio Tokyo to Allied troops in the South Pacific during World War II on The Zero Hour radio show.. Toguri called herself "Orphan Ann", but she quickly became …