Friday Interview: Helms, Solzhenitsyn Worked Together to Battle Communism

RALEIGH — Jesse Helms was one of the most important figures in late 20th-century political history, both in North Carolina and nationally. Alexander Solzhenitsyn was an acclaimed author and one of the most important voices speaking out against the dangers of communism. The two men shared an important bond. Stella Snyder, writer, researcher, and Helms’ editorial assistant for his memoir, delivered a 2010 lecture for the North Carolina History Project and the Jesse Helms Center titled “No One Can Bar the Road to Truth: Alexander Solzhenitsyn and Jesse Helms, Allies in the Battle for Freedom.” Snyder also discussed the topic with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.