Description
| Product ID: | 9780140283105 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Gulag |
| Subtitle: | A History of the Soviet Camps |
| Authors: | Author: Anne Applebaum |
| Page Count: | 624 |
| Subjects: | European history, European history, History, Social and cultural history, Political oppression and persecution, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Social & cultural history, Political oppression & persecution, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. This landmark book uncovers for the first time in detail one of the greatest horrors of the twentieth century: the vast system of Soviet camps that were responsible for the deaths of countless millions. |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2004-04-29 |