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Publisher
Anchor Books
Pub. Date
2004.
Physical Desc
xl, 677 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
Description
A fully documented history of the Soviet camp system, from its origins in the Russian Revolution to its collapse in the era of glasnost. Anne Applebaum first lays out the chronological history of the camps and the logic behind their creation, enlargement, and maintenance. Applebaum also examines how life was lived within this shadow country: how prisoners worked, how they ate, where they lived, how they died, how they survived. She examines their...
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