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PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • This magisterial and acclaimed history offers the first fully documented portrait of the Gulag, from its origins in the Russian Revolution, through its expansion under Stalin, to its collapse in the era of glasnost.
“A tragic testimony to how evil ideologically inspired dictatorships can be.” —The New York Times
A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Century
The Gulag—a vast array of Soviet concentration camps that held millions of political and criminal prisoners—was a system of repression and punishment that terrorized the entire society, embodying the worst tendencies of Soviet communism. Applebaum intimately re-creates what life was like in the camps and links them to the larger history of the Soviet Union. Immediately recognized as a landmark and long-overdue work of scholarship, Gulag is an essential book for anyone who wishes to understand the history of the twentieth century.
Publisher : Anchor Books; Reprint edition (April 9, 2004)
Language : English
Paperback : 736 pages
ISBN-10 : 1400034094
ISBN-13 : 978-1400034093
Item Weight : 1.45 pounds
Dimensions : 5.16 x 1.49 x 7.95 inches
Customers say
Customers praise the book’s thorough research and writing style, noting it reads like a novel and is well-documented. Moreover, the book receives positive feedback for its structure, with one customer describing it as an excellent compendium of individual accounts, and for its Russian history content, with one review highlighting its comprehensive coverage of the Gulag system. However, the book receives mixed reactions regarding its detail level and emotional impact, with some finding it too detailed and others describing it as incredibly depressing. Additionally, several customers find the length of the book excessive.
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