MS Anne Applebaum: Gulag: A History

Gulag: A History


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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. In this magisterial and acclaimed history, Anne Applebaum 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. 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.

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Author: MS Anne Applebaum
Number of Pages: 736 pages
Published Date: 09 Apr 2004
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
Publication Country: New York, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9781400034093
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