Book contents
- The New Cambridge History of Russian Literature
- The New Cambridge History of Russian Literature
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- On Transliteration, Names, and Dates
- Introduction
- History 1 Movements
- History 2 Mechanisms
- 2.1 The Monastery
- 2.2 The Court
- 2.3 The Salon and the Circle
- 2.4 The Thick Journal
- 2.5 The Publisher
- 2.6 Queerness
- 2.7 The Censor
- 2.8 The Voice
- 2.9 The Self-Publisher
- 2.10 The Market
- 2.11 The Internet
- 2.12 Empire
- Boxes 3 Places
- Boxes 4 Narrative Voices
- History 3 Forms
- History 4 Heroes
- Index
Boxes 3 - Places
from History 2 - Mechanisms
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 December 2024
Book contents
- The New Cambridge History of Russian Literature
- The New Cambridge History of Russian Literature
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- On Transliteration, Names, and Dates
- Introduction
- History 1 Movements
- History 2 Mechanisms
- 2.1 The Monastery
- 2.2 The Court
- 2.3 The Salon and the Circle
- 2.4 The Thick Journal
- 2.5 The Publisher
- 2.6 Queerness
- 2.7 The Censor
- 2.8 The Voice
- 2.9 The Self-Publisher
- 2.10 The Market
- 2.11 The Internet
- 2.12 Empire
- Boxes 3 Places
- Boxes 4 Narrative Voices
- History 3 Forms
- History 4 Heroes
- Index
Summary
Labour camps, known for most of their seven decades by the acronym GULag (Main Administration of Camps), were a defining feature of the Soviet system, and one of its most baleful legacies. Concentrated in peripheral, hostile environments, they showed disregard for human life and health and resulted in mass death and disability. The release of millions from the camps, especially in the amnesties of the early post-Stalin years (1953–6), created a vast network of survivors, with many seeking to testify to their experiences.
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- The New Cambridge History of Russian Literature , pp. 441 - 451Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024