Arnold Susi

Arnold Susi
Born (1896-01-04)January 4, 1896
North Caucasus
Died May 29, 1968(1968-05-29) (aged 72)
Tallinn, Estonia
Nationality  Estonia
Occupation Lawyer
Known for The Gulag Archipelago by
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Arnold Susi (4 January 1896 in North Caucasus – 29 May 1968 Tallinn) was a lawyer and the Minister of Education in the Estonian Otto Tief's government established on 18 September 1944 during WWII.[1] He befriended Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn in Soviet prison. When writing the "Gulag Archipelago" Solzhenitsyn hid in his countryhouse in Estonia. [2] He has also written down his memories from days of WW1 in book "Doom of the Russian Empire" (in Estonian: "Vene impeeriumi hukk"), which he wrote while in Abakan

References

  1. "The heads of state celebrated the 63rd anniversary of the establishment of Otto Tief’s government". The Government of the Republic of Estonia. 2007-09-19. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
  2. Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr (1997). Invisible Allies. Basic Books. pp. 46–64 The Estonians. ISBN 978-1-887178-42-6.
Political offices
Preceded by
Paul Kogerman
Estonian Minister of Education
1944
Succeeded by
Gustav Suits
(didn't take office)


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