According to Solzhenitsyn, faith is a bulwark against totalitarianism. It can exist without formal education, but not without nurture. If a child grows up surrounded by nature, they are nourished by a spiritual feeling, for there are higher forces to which one can connect.

The mark of genius is to enlighten us, even post-mortem, when times become confusing and dark. However, the most powerful stars are not always easily recognizable at first glance. We must learn to put on the right glasses to distinguish their enlightenment. Immense French author of the first half of the twentieth century, normalien, great traveler, pianist, poet, playwright, thinker, philosopher, André Suarès, through his commitments against totalitarian ugliness and in favor