[.ca] The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956: An Experiment in ... (ISBN 0061253804)

It must be done:
For this book I would give 5 stars, for this version, only 1. Do yourself a favour and save time and money, buy the unabriged editions! (Three volumes, takes abit of work)Reading this amazes you, but leaves you dissatisfied, wanting the whole story, for that is what you need with this book.

Holy smoke!:
After I read this book I bought a rifle!

The Truth at Last:
This book gives the ultimate and likely historical indictment of Stalin, whose crimes against humanity matched if not exceeded those of Adolf Hitler. I have read many books on the topic of the Soviet rule of Northern Asia and Europe, but this is the book that truly reflects the attitudes and pertinent fears of the individuals who lived under Stalin's Iron Grasp. Considered the starting point in the fall of Communism, Gulag Archipelago is a difficult, but necessary read for any individual wishing to prevent the death of the human race.

One of the Best!:
Review by Mike, Age 13 Solzhenitsyn does an excellent job of retelling the story of the atrocities of the Soviet Union. The Gulag Archipelago is a disturbing account of what happened inside the Gulag prisons. This is an account about the things hidden from the public and the things the Marxists wanted to keep hidden. And how he gave a first person account of prison life, well that was just amazing! His vivid descriptions about the kinds of arrests that took place I thought was very interesting and an amazing brainchild of a distorted Soviet Union! How Stalin could turn an innocent gesture of two long lost friends being reunited into an arrest is beyond me. The Gulag Archipelago is an excellent book that unveiled an entirely new side of the Soviet Union and its perverted system of justice. It's a great book for historians and World War II buffs, or even if you are trying to find out more about the Soviet Union. The Gulag Archipelago is quite possibly one of the best books I've ever read! I would recommend it to anyone even remotely interested in the Soviet Union. (Content will be confusing for younger readers.)

An Incredible Work of Non-Fiction:
This is an amazing book. It is long, but well written, despite the translation. It shows the pattern of injustices and tortures to the point of the reader's acceptance and perhaps understanding. For those of us who have never experienced such, it is a peak at something that seems important to understand.