One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
             One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich is a story about a man, Ivan Denisovich (Shukhov), who is in a Russian Siberian prison camp for expression of anti-Stalinist ideas. Alexander Solzhenitsyn describes the events of a single day in this man's life and his struggle to survive. He was in the Navy but was discharged because of his Kulak heritage and fled from the authorities before going to the camp. Shukhov considers him a good squad leader, because he knows how to bribe people and manipulate work reports to protect his men. Tyurin, the leader of Shukhov's squad is one of the important characters of the book.
             As a nineteen-year-old veteran of the prisons, Tyurin is an adept and respected leader who understands how to manipulate the prison system. Having known Ivan Denisovich since their days at Ust-Izhma, Tyurin personally picks him to join his squad when they transfer to their current camp. Tyurin was arrested for being a son of a kulak. Tyurin is the leader of the 104th squad of which Shukhov is a member and is serving the second of his two sentences. Even though Tyurin is the same age as all of the other members in his gang, he still calls everyone "boy". Tyurin had known Shukhov in the Ust-Izhma camp, but he was not in his gang there. The prisoners were sentenced under Article 58, a punishment for being Anti-Soviet in Ust-Izhma, but had been switched to the penal camp, and Tyurin had picked Shukhov out. Tyurin's gang members show a lot of respect as well as fear. "You could cheat anyone you liked in the camp, but not Tyurin." Listening to your gang boss is a wise thing to do if you wanted to stay alive in the camp. Shukhov wanted to ask him if they were going to work in the same place for his job, but he did not dare break in on his thoughts.
             Tyurin has good leadership qualities, whereas Shukhov l
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