Ivan Denisovich Shukhov
Shukhov, prisoner S-854, is a Russian peasant, carpenter, and former soldier serving ten years for supposed espionage after escaping German captivity.
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Spoiler-freeShukhov, prisoner S-854, is a Russian peasant, carpenter, and former soldier serving ten years for supposed espionage after escaping German captivity. He wants no grand confrontation with the state; he wants to survive without becoming careless, dependent, or degraded. His skill, patience, and camp knowledge make him respected in squad 104. He ends the day alive, fed better than usual, and quietly satisfied, with years of his sentence still remaining.
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