| | Definition: | | Gulag
A study of Stalin`s immense prison system, where millions of Russians were imprisoned and subjected to forced labor. Applebaum describes the extent of the system as a whole as well as the day-to-day experiences of the inmates--first brought to the world`s attention by Solzhenitsyn in his famous novel ONE DAY IN THE LIFE OF IVAN DENISOVITCH and later in his multi-volume history, THE GULAG ARCHIPELAGO. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003. more details ... |
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