The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956

from charlie68

Very well written book, I am always surprised how well Russian translates into English. A detailed account of life in Communist Soviet Union under Lenin and later Stalin the arrests, purges, railway cars and the camps is an incredible story. It is almost unbelieveable that things were happening l...

from charlie68

Very well written book, I am always surprised how well Russian translates into English. A detailed account of life in Communist Soviet Union under Lenin and later Stalin the arrests, purges, railway cars and the camps is an incredible story. It is almost unbelieveable that things were happening l...

from antiquary

Very grim, naturally, but very solid. While I understand some points may be debateable, the overwhelming ugliness of the system comes through very realistically.

from antiquary

Very grim, naturally, but very solid. While I understand some points may be debateable, the overwhelming ugliness of the system comes through very realistically.

from keylawk

How many "investigators" are able to document facts while still communicating "literary" values? Solzhenitsyn witnessed that which he testifies into, and he indicts Soviet injustices. The key to Soviet control is not the "new man" or humanity of any kind. The USSR is not run by or created by men ...