“If the Russian people and the Russian elite remembered - viscerally, emotionally remembered - what Stalin did to the Chechens, they could not have invaded Chechnya in the 1990s, not once and not twice. To do so was the moral equivalent of postwar Germany invading western Poland. Very few Russians saw it that way - which is itself evidence of how little they know about their own history.”
This book provides an in-depth exploration of the origins, development, and impact of the Gulag system, offering a detailed look into the lives of prisoners and the political and social context of the Soviet Union. more
Anne Applebaum is a renowned journalist and author, born on July 25, 1964. She is known for her in-depth investigative reporting and profound analysis of historical events. more
“Having been loved wasn't the same as being loved.”
“Prisons were like villages, where each cell was like a house and had its own set of rules.”