Gulag : a history

The Resource Gulag : a history
Label
Gulag : a history
Title remainder
a history
Statement of responsibility
Anne Applebaum
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
A fully documented history of the Soviet camp system, from its origins in the Russian Revolution to its collapse in the era of glasnost. Anne Applebaum first lays out the chronological history of the camps and the logic behind their creation, enlargement, and maintenance. Applebaum also examines how life was lived within this shadow country: how prisoners worked, how they ate, where they lived, how they died, how they survived. She examines their guards and their jailers, the horrors of transportation in empty cattle cars, the strange nature of Soviet arrests and trials, the impact of World War II, the relations between different national and religious groups, and the escapes, as well as the extraordinary rebellions that took place in the 1950s. She concludes by examining the disturbing question why the Gulag has remained relatively obscure, in the historical memory of both the former Soviet Union and the West
Cataloging source
TEFOD
Dewey number
365/.45094709041
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
no index present
LC call number
HV8964.S65
LC item number
A67 2010eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography

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