{"product_id":"gulag-a-history-9781400034093","title":"Gulag: A History","description":"\u003cb\u003ePULITZER PRIZE WINNER - 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\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\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003eBest Nonfiction Book of the Century\u003c\/b\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anne Applebaum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.24w x 1.49d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400034093","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44147420364845,"sku":"9781400034093","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_e35f5c4e-bc42-4d30-be78-28d4e3c7f427.jpg?v=1757184934","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/gulag-a-history-9781400034093","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}