Gulag: A History

Written by:
Anne Applebaum
Narrated by:
Laural Merlington

Unabridged Audiobook

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39
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9
Release Date
April 2012
Duration
27 hours 46 minutes
Summary
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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Dieter S.

great book a real concise and well researched work.would recommend to anyone that had a intrest in that arena of study.

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Kevin O.

very insightful book

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julia c

Exactly what I needed in a search for history on the USSR. Thank you Anne Applebaum for your thoroughness and honest perspective. a respectful memorial of those who suffered.

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costin parvu

An exhaustive book.

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