The History of the Gulag: From Collectivization to the Great Terror
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| Management number | 240726313 | Release Date | 2026/07/16 | List Price | $19.55 | Model Number | 240726313 | ||
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The human cost of the Gulag, the Soviet labor camp system in which millions of people were imprisoned between 1920 and 1956, was staggering. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and others after him have written movingly about the Gulag, yet never has there been a thorough historical study of this unique and tragic episode in Soviet history. This groundbreaking book presents the first comprehensive, historically accurate account of the camp system. Russian historian Oleg Khlevniuk has mined the contents of extensive archives, including long-suppressed state and Communist Party documents, to uncover the secrets of the Gulag and how it became a central component of Soviet ideology and social policy. Khlevniuk argues persuasively that the Stalinist penal camps created in the 1930s were essentially different from previous camps. He shows that political motivations and paranoia about potential enemies contributed no more to the expansion of the Gulag than the economic incentive of slave labor did. And he offers powerful evidence that the Great Terror was planned centrally and targeted against particular categories of the population. Khlevniuk makes a signal contribution to Soviet history with this exceptionally informed and balanced view of the Gulag.
- Oleg Khlevniuk
- Yale University Press
- Yale University Press
- Annals of Communism
- History
- Society & Culture
- Social Sciences
- Books
| Title | The History of the Gulag |
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| Issue | Discrepancies exist in the historical record regarding the exact number of Gulag prisoners and deaths. Estimates vary widely among different sources, ranging from 10 million to 20 million prisoners, with death tolls ranging from 1.6 million to 15 million. The lack of complete and reliable archival data contributes to this uncertainty. Additionally, the definition of what constitutes a 'Gulag prisoner' can influence the numbers reported. Some sources include only those held in the main camps, while others include those in smaller, related facilities. The harsh conditions, including forced labor, starvation, disease, and violence, led to a high mortality rate within the Gulag system. |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Publication date | August, 2013 |
| Era | 1920-1956 |
| Count | 1 |
| Edition | 1 |
| Author | Yale University Press |
| Collection | Annals of Communism |
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