Gulag : A History

English

ISBN: 1400034094

EAN: 9781400034093

Category: Social Science / Penology/Political Science / Labor & Industrial Relations/History / Modern / 20Th Century/History / Europe / Russia & The Former Soviet Union/

Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Release Date: 05/11/2004

Synopsis: 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,Gulagis an essential book for anyone who wishes to understand the history of the twentieth century. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Awards: BBC Four Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction – null  Galaxy British Book Awards – null  Library Journal Best Books of the Year – null  Los Angeles Times Book Prizes – null  Mark Lynton History Prize – null  National Book Awards – null  National Book Critics Circle Awards – null  New York Times Notable Books of the Year – null  Pulitzer Prize – null 

Gulag : A History

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 1.45 inches

Width: 5.19 inches

Length: 8.0 inches

Weight: 29.07 oz

Pages: 736