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

Gulag: A History

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.

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.Â 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,Â GulagÂ is an essential book for anyone who wishes to understand the history of the twentieth century.
Country USA
Brand Anchor Books
Manufacturer Anchor Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781400034093
Color White
ReleaseDate 2004-04-09
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781400034093

Gulag: A History