The Gulag Archipelago ABRIDGED
Chapter 10 - The Law Matures: https://files.catbox.moe/m2z2dx.mp3
I give my apologies to the no doubt often mispronounced Russian names and places. Additional apologies for sometimes mispronounced English words…
This Chapter:
This chapter continues the theme of the two preceding chapters, with special attention to three trials of the late 1920s and early 1930s. At this stage, loyal engineers and even fellow Communists come under attack.
Why you should know this book:
You probably went through public school like me, so this urgently important part of history was not taught to you.
This book is 1984 before 1984 was written (it’s also nonfiction).
The powers perpetrating mass incarceration and murder throughout this book are still in power today.
Why Abridged?
If you don't have an intimate relationship with Russian history, you will be lost most of the time.
The full audio version is about an 80 hour adventure of dry listening. Difficult even for an audiobook. I suspect this abridged version will be fewer than 40 when I am finished.
This was written for a western audience (that's probably you).
Previous Chapters:
Introduction: https://files.catbox.moe/73kxit.mp3
Chapter 01 - Arrest: https://files.catbox.moe/ep8du7.mp3
Chapter 02 - The History of Our Sewage Disposal System: https://files.catbox.moe/3y8hwv.mp3
Chapter 03 - The Interrogation: https://files.catbox.moe/agp3dl.mp3
Chapter 04 – The Bluecaps: https://files.catbox.moe/takv7w.mp3
Chapter 05 – First Cell, First Love: https://files.catbox.moe/xd1u3r.mp3
Chapter 06 – That Spring: https://files.catbox.moe/12a1lm.mp3
Chapter 07 – In the Engine Room: https://files.catbox.moe/zej3kp.mp3
Chapter 08 - The Law as a Child: https://files.catbox.moe/qhyhws.mp3
Chapter 09 - The Law Becomes a Man: https://files.catbox.moe/cw5kat.mp3
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