Pulitzer Prize General Non Fiction Winner
Gulag: A History
by Anne Applebaum
Summary
A definitive and harrowing history of the Soviet concentration camp system from its origins under Lenin to its collapse under Gorbachev.
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Historical Context & Significance
Applebaum utilized newly opened Soviet archives to prove that the Gulag was not just a series of prisons but a central pillar of the Soviet economy.