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Hardback. New. Before the collapse of the Soviet Union and the subsequent archival revolution, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's famous "literary investigation" The Gulag Archipelago was the most authoritative overview of the Stalinist system of camps. But modern research is developing a much more thorough and nuanced understanding of the Gulag. There is a greater awareness of the wide variety of camps, many not isolated in far-off Siberia; prisoners often intermingled with local populations. The forced labor system was not completely distinct from the "free" labor of ordinary Soviet citizens, as convicts and non-prisoners often worked side-by-side. Nor was the Gulag unique when viewed in a global historical context. Still, the scale and scope of the Soviet Gulag was unprecedented. Intrinsic to Stalinist modernization, the Gulag was tasked with the construction of massive public works, scientific and engineering projects, and such mundane work as road repairs. Along…
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The Soviet Gulag: Evidence, Interpretation, and Comparison Hardcover - 2016 - 1st Edition
by Michael David-Fox (Editor)
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- Title The Soviet Gulag: Evidence, Interpretation, and Comparison
- Author Michael David-Fox (Editor)
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 448
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Pittsburgh Press
- Date 2016-11
- Features Bibliography, Index
- ISBN 9780822944645 / 0822944642
- Weight 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
- Dimensions 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.3 in (23.62 x 16.26 x 3.30 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Cultural Region: Russian
- Library of Congress subjects Soviet Union - Politics and government -, Political prisoners - Soviet Union
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2016039768
- Dewey Decimal Code 365.480
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