The first major history in any language of the Soviet Gulag system. Based on a wide selection of Gulag memoirs and archives only recently made available. Uncovers the vast system of Soviet camps that were responsible for the deaths of countless millions. The hardback was a bestseller and this will receive widespread review and radio coverage. It should become the standard history of one of the greatest evils of the 20th century }Economist Reveals one of the greatest horrors of the 20th century: the system of Soviet camps that are responsible for the deaths of countless millions. This work presents history of the camp: from its origins under the tsars, to its colossal expansion under Stalin's reign of terror, its zenith in the late 1940s and eventual collapse in the era of glasnost.
