https://blog.georgefabish.com/tags/soviet_history/ Recent content in Soviet_history on George's Blog Hugo en-US Sun, 25 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.georgefabish.com/reviews/the-gulag-archipelago-1918-1956-an-experiment-in-literary-investigation-books-i-ii/ Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:32:53 -0500 https://blog.georgefabish.com/reviews/the-gulag-archipelago-1918-1956-an-experiment-in-literary-investigation-books-i-ii/ <p>I was not man enough to take on the full work, which was about 3 times this length, maybe I will come back when I need more instances of cruelty in my life. This book walks through the stages of life in the archipelago.</p> <ul> <li>Arrest</li> <li>Interrogation</li> <li>Transport to prison</li> <li>Life in prison</li> <li>Banishment after prison Although this book had unmistakable political undertones it comes more from the point of view of a moralist and not a political scientist. The atrocities in this book are examined at a human level and communism is the backdrop that made the examination possible. The opening dedication sets the tone for the entire book &ldquo;I dedicate this book to all those who did not live to tell it, and may they please forgive me for not having seen it all, or remembered it all&hellip;for not having divined it all&rdquo; There is a tragedy in human death, but a greater tragedy still is humans that die without profundity or acknowledgement. These camps existed out of sight, and the millions they killed are forgotten&hellip; and being forgotten is the worst offense of all.</li> </ul>