The Soviet Gulag: Evidence, Interpretation, and Compariso...
David-Fox, Ed By Michael / Barash, Olga / Nahmanson, Ilya / Manotskova, Mariya / Sokova, V. / Tverianovich, Kseniia / Chorniy, A. / Burovaya, I. / Abushik, Mikhail / Nesterova, Elena
The metaphor of an "archipelago" in the Solzhenitsyn's magnum opus was intended to bridge the veil of silence that surrounded the camp system, much like water surrounds enclaves of land. Since then, this deeply influential metaphor has prompted historians and readers alike to think about the GULAG as network of island-camps separated from the rest of the Soviet Union. This book brings together leading international researchers on the history o...