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The Gulag Archipelago

By: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Narrated by: Jordan B. Peterson, Ignat Solzhenitsyn
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The audiobook edition of The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, read by the author's son, Ignat Solzhenitsyn.

With a new foreword written and read by Jordan B. Peterson, and an exclusive Q&A between Jordan B. Peterson and Ignat Solzhenitsyn.

The officially approved abridgement of The Gulag Archipelago Volumes I, II & III.

A vast canvas of camps, prisons, transit centres and secret police, of informers and spies and interrogators but also of everyday heroism, The Gulag Archipelago is Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's grand masterwork. Based on the testimony of some 200 survivors, and on the recollection of Solzhenitsyn's own 11 years in labour camps and exile, it chronicles the story of those at the heart of the Soviet Union who opposed Stalin, and for whom the key to survival lay not in hope but in despair.

A thoroughly researched document and a feat of literary and imaginative power, this edition of The Gulag Archipelago was abridged into one volume at the author's wish and with his full co-operation.

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"Solzhenitsyn’s masterpiece.... The Gulag Archipelago helped create the world we live in today." (Anne Applebaum)

"[The Gulag Archipelago] helped to bring down an empire. Its importance can hardly be exaggerated." (Doris Lessing, Sunday Telegraph)
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A must read/listen, especially for those who haven’t got to live under communist or other dictatorship rule.

A must read/listen

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No book is as real as this one. This is truth and history, for your sake and every one else's - READ

This should be read by every living person!

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I loved the book it is interesting in lighting, the horrors we humans have put each other in for power, grid and etc.

horrors of the gulag archipelago

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Never thought that a book would take me to such a dark place within myself. Thank you to everyone involved in the production of these pages.

Left me scarred, a necessity in a way

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Loved the narration, the stories and most of all how the author has given the account of human nature. It is not a politick expose’ but an invitation to look within. Anybody who reads this book seriously will become a better person as Jordan Peterson says. Stop reading this review and just read the book!

This book will make you a better person

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Very good , book slightly repetitive if you focus on the story. it is better to focus on the way of thinking of the people back in those times.

very good book, slightly repetitive

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I never realised the extent of the gulags. I struggled to comprehend how low people and the state can fall. and I was inspired by those who survived and grew in such an environment. I am very glad I listened to this book.

Enlightening, horrifying, challenging.

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It was hard to hear how cruel people can be to each other. But most of all I am stunned that normal people can go along with such an absurd regime. Our different histories, the good and the bad are worth knowing. I am sad for those Russian people who suffered severely. I'm also glad that after many decades of madness a bit of common sense returned.
This book touched me and inspired me to not be silent when I see bad things happening. I am also in awe of people's ability to survive.
This not a great literary work for its elegant prose, but rather because of its impact. I'm glad I listened to it.

I never knew... now I do

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The story of this book is enthralling, I usually have a hard time staying focused on one book at a time, and sometimes even completing a book. Knowing that the average audiobook is 7-8 hours long and that one is triple that amount, it seemed like a daunting task to complete it, but I devoured this book within a week, if that can be a testament to the quality of the writing.

I've been taught the horrors of the nazi camps in school, but lacked massively in my knowledge of communism and its own share of dead bodies. This book tells a shocking story of what happened in Russia, but also asks us moral questions that profoundly disturb one's mind.
It is puzzling to see the range of human emotions, from abject monsters to benevolent angels. "The line between good and evil cuts through every man's heart" to quote the author.

This book brought me to tears many times, by the recollected stories told, it squeezed a few laughs, sighs of disbelief, and awe struck silences.

I do recommend this book without hesitation.

Enthralling story but a horrifying journey

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A tragic tale of truth of the human soul. All must read, experience, and learn from this harrowing cry from the very soul of the Soviet Union.

YOU MUST READ THIS!

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