The Gulag
Book description
A vast system of prisons, camps, and exile settlements, the Gulag was one of the defining attributes of the Stalinist Soviet Union and one of the most heinous examples of mass incarceration in the twentieth century, combining the functions of a standard prison system with the goal of isolating and…
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Compared to The Gulag Archipelago, this book is a breeze—check out how tiny it is! I love how it succinctly tells me pretty much everything I need to know about the Gulag, using all the latest research by historians who have accessed top-secret Soviet documents.
Barenberg excels at explaining the Soviet repressive system—why it was set up, what it aimed to accomplish, and how it was constantly changing. But he is equally strong at exploring the depth of suffering borne by millions of men, women, and children.
From Jeff's list on people who suffered and died in Stalin’s Gulag.
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