The Gulag Archipelago [Volume 1]: An Experiment in Literary Investigation

The Gulag Archipelago [Volume 1]: An Experiment in Literary Investigation is a gripping epic masterpiece by Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn that exposes the vast bureaucracy of secret police in Soviet society. Published by HarperCollins in 2007, this trade paperback volume features a new foreword by Anne Applebaum and is part of a series that has been praised as the greatest indictment of a political regime ever leveled in modern times. With 704 pages, this book delves into the history, social science, political science, and literary criticism of Russia and the former Soviet Union, making it a powerful contribution to understanding the complexities of modernity and penology.