{"product_id":"gulag-a-history-paperback","title":"Gulag: A History - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnne Applebaum\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePULITZER PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eWINNER - This magisterial and acclaimed history 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. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A tragic testimony to how evil ideologically inspired dictatorships can be.\" -\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. 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, \u003ci\u003eGulag\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential book for anyone who wishes to understand the history of the twentieth century.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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, Gulag is an essential book for anyone who wishes to understand the history of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnne Applebaum is a columnist and member of the editorial board of the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post.\u003c\/i\u003e A graduate of Yale and a Marshall Scholar, she has worked as the foreign and deputy editor of the \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e (London), as the Warsaw correspondent for the \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e, and as a columnist for the on-line magazine \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as for several British newspapers. Her work has also appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eForeign\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAffairs\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, among many other publications. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, Radek Sikorski, and two children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 736\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.49 x 8 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47383833641138,"sku":"9781400034093","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/d578927e74c307c5179ac6a66dbb2547.webp?v=1777869496","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/gulag-a-history-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}