by Alan Barenberg (Author)
Offers a reassessment of the infamous "Gulag Archipelago" by exploring the history of Vorkuta, an arctic coal-mining outpost originally established in the 1930s as a prison camp complex. This study makes an important historical contribution to our understanding of forced labour in the Soviet Union and its enduring legacy.
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 352
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 02 Sep 2014
ISBN 10: 0300179448
ISBN 13: 9780300179446