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Drawing on his own incarceration and exile, as well as on evidence from more than 200 fellow prisoners and Soviet archives, Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn reveals the entire apparatus of Soviet repression -- the state within the state that ruled all-powerfully. Through truly Shakespearean... read more

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This is book 15 of 99 in Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century. (authoritative list)

Preceded by The Name of the Rose, and followed by Paroles.

This is book 2 of 102 in National Review - 100 Best Non-fiction Books of the Century. (authoritative list)

Preceded by Their Finest Hour, and followed by Homage to Catalonia.

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  1. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (Author)

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Page Count: 512

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