Most people don't realize that The Gulag Archipelago is not historically accurate fiction; it is not a novel about Communist Russia at that time. What it is is a record of what went on during the trials and in the camps. The main difference between the full ie. unabridged and the abridged versions is the former has a lot more details in terms of who and when. I haven't tried to read it but apparently it's a terrible slog and really mostly of interest and value to people who were personally connected to those events. The abridged version is on my table but I'm still a few books away from starting it. To be honest I'm a little nervous over the prospect.
Most people don't realize that The Gulag Archipelago is not historically accurate fiction; it is not a novel about Communist Russia at that time. What it is is a record of what went on during the trials and in the camps. The main difference between the full ie. unabridged and the abridged versions is the former has a lot more details in terms of who and when. I haven't tried to read it but apparently it's a terrible slog and really mostly of interest and value to people who were personally connected to those events. The abridged version is on my table but I'm still a few books away from starting it. To be honest I'm a little nervous over the prospect.
Yeah. Previous owner has some notes in table of contents. May peruse starting with that
Yeah. Previous owner has some notes in table of contents. May peruse starting with that
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