The Gulag Archipelago Abridged - Paperback, by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

The Gulag Archipelago: The Authorized Abridgement Drawing on his own experiences before, during and after his eleven years of incarceration and exile, on evidence provided by more than 200 fellow prisoners, and on Soviet archives, Solzhenitsyn reveals with torrential narrative and dramatic power the entire apparatus of Soviet repression, the state within the state that once ruled all-powerfully with its creation by Lenin in 1918. Through truly Shakespearean portraits of its victims-this man, that woman, that child-we encounter the secret police operations, the labor camps and prisons, the uprooting or extermination of whole populations, the “welcome” that awaited Russian soldiers who had been German prisoners of war. Yet we also witness astounding moral courage, the incorruptibility with which the occasional individual or a few scattered groups, all defenseless, endured brutality and degradation. And Solzhenitsyn’s genius has transmuted this grisly indictment into a literary miracle. This used book is in a decent condition with some minor wear to the pages, binding, and possible marks within. Comes from the smoke free and pet friendly home. Please see photo. I've got a variety of items in my closet - feel free to bundle up and send me an offer! New to Poshmark? Use my code WHALEADVENTURES to save $15 off your first purchase. Code must be entered during sign-up to get the discount.