The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

The Gulag Archipelago is a book by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn based on the Soviet forced labor and concentration camp system. The three-volume book is a massive narrative relying on eyewitness testimony and primary research material, as well as the author's own experiences as a prisoner in a Gulag labor camp. Written between 1958 and 1968 (dates given at the end of the book), it was published in the West in 1973, thereafter circulating in samizdat (underground publication) form in the Soviet Union until its official publication in 1989.

The 32nd greatest nonfiction book of all time


This book is on the following lists:

  1. - 2nd on The 100 Best Non-Fiction Books of the Century (National Review)
  2. - 15th on Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century (Le Monde)
  3. - 50 Memorable Books from 50 Years of Books to Remember (The New York Public Library)
  4. - 100 Most Influential Books of the Century (Boston Public Library)
  5. - The Bigger Read List (English PEN)
  6. - The New York Public Library's Books of the Century (New York Public Library)

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Gulag Archipelago Paperback 4344561 $79.99
THE GULAG ARCHIPELAGO 1918-1956-AN EXPERIMENT IN LITERARY INVESTIGATION I-II Mass Market Paperback 3899498 $12.95 $7.50
The Gulag Archipelago, Vol 1 An Experiemtn in Liteary Investigatin I-II 1918-56 Hardcover 1875070 $29.31 $10.51 1974
The Gulag Archipelago Volume 3: An Experiment in Literary Investigation Audio CD 2088011 $36.39 2020
The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: An Experiment in Literary Investigation, Vol. 3, Parts 5-7 Hardcover May, 1978 Hardcover 339839 $62.56 $19.32
The Gulag Archipelago [Volume 3]: An Experiment in Literary Investigation Kindle Edition 26447 $16.49 2020
The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: Volume 3: An Experiment in Literary Investigation [GULAG ARCHIPELAGO 1918-195-V03] Paperback 672252 $21.18 $20.62 2006
The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: An Experiment in Literary Investigation (Volume One) Paperback 1077055 $241.51 $12.87 1997
The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: An Experiment in Literary Investigation (Volume Two) Paperback 1671435 $65.69 $12.76 1997
The Gulag Archipelago: 3 Volumes Hardcover 764782 $279.35 $77.99
The Gulag Archipelago Kindle Edition 39352 $9.99 2021
THE GULAG ARCHIPELAGO 1918-1956: AN EXPERIMENT IN LITERARY INVESTIGATION Hardcover 1464123 $50.00 2006
The Gulag Archipelago Hardcover 5552073 $8.00 1973
THE GULAG ARCHIPELAGO 1918-1956 Paperback 419754 $54.86 $13.83
The Gulag Archipelago: 1918-1956 (7 Parts) (English and Russian Edition) Paperback 1867503 $106.55 $12.99 1985
The Gulag Archipelago [Volume 2]: An Experiment in Literary Investigation Kindle Edition 1038 $7.99 2020
The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: An Experiment in Literary Investigation, Vol. 3, Parts 5-7 Kindle Edition 27676 2019
The Gulag Archipelago Volume 1: An Experiment in Literary Investigation Kindle Edition 67038 2015
The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: An Experiment in Literary Investigation, Vol. 3, Parts 5-7 Kindle Edition 184755 2019
The Gulag Archipelago Volume 2: An Experiment in Literary Investigation Audio CD 1200443 $30.79 2020
The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956: An Experiment in Literary Investigation Audible Audiobook 32084 $24.95 2020
THE GULAG ARCHIPELAGO Paperback 1314900 $1.94
The Gulag Archipelago, Volume 1: An Experiment in Literary Investigation Audible Audiobook 1397 $48.91 2020
The Gulag Archipelago: The Authorized Abridgement Kindle Edition 165219 $12.99 2020
The Gulag Archipelago Volume 3: An Experiment in Literary Investigation Audible Audiobook 52199 $24.95 2020
The Gulag Archipelago Paperback 8172 $13.70 $14.98
The Gulag Archipelago Paperback 2290 $20.41 $25.89 2002
THE GULAG ARCHIPELAGO By ALEKSANDR I. SOLZHENITSYN 1974 First Edition Hardcover 1242664 $8.95
The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: An Experiment in Literary Investigation, Vol. 3, Parts 5-7 Hardcover 146800 $253.21 $17.58 1978
The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956, Parts I - II Mass Market Paperback 1912569 $2.46 1974
The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: An Experiment in Literary Investigation (Volume Three) Paperback 2484211 $123.60 $15.02 1997
The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: An Experiment in Literary Investigation (English and Russian Edition) Hardcover 132200 $79.99 $7.07 1974
The Gulag Archipelago Volume 2: An Experiment in Literary Investigation Paperback 965911 $11.00 $2.74 2007
The Gulag Archipelago Volume 1: An Experiment in Literary Investigation Audio CD 2124074 $36.39 2020
Gulag Archipelago: v. 1 Hardcover 4011556 $160.50 $1.07 1974
The Gulag Archipelago: 1918-1956 Paperback 1090821 $7.55 $0.01 2002
The Gulag Archipelago: 3 Volume Set Paperback 1132830 $69.99
The Gulag Archipelago Hardcover 8143563 $91.74 1986
Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956 (An Experiment in Literary Investigation V-VII) (English and Russian Edition) Paperback 1501869 $65.00 $10.96 1976
The Gulag Archipelago Abridged: An Experiment in Literary Investigation (P.S.) Paperback 29879 $12.95 $5.03 2007
The Gulag Archipelago Three 1918-1956 Paperback 2523551 $61.95 $26.25 1992
The Gulag Archipelago Paperback 4183764 $2.00
The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956: An Experiment in Literary Investigation, Parts I-II (English and Russian Edition) Mass Market Paperback 219131 $15.00 $1.99 1974
The Gulag Archipelago [Volume 3]: An Experiment in Literary Investigation Paperback 40956 $14.80 $8.94 2007
The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: An Experiment in Literary Investigation (English and Russian Edition) Hardcover 844155 $632.53 $26.96 1985
The Gulag Archipelago Volume 1: An Experiment in Literary Investigation Paperback 8591 $13.99 $6.96 2007
The Gulag Archipelago in Russian (a set of 3 books) Arkhipelag GULAG na russkom yazyke (komplekt iz 3 knig) Архипелаг ГУЛАГ на русском языке (комплект из 3 книг) Paperback 171763 $27.88 2011
The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956: An Experiment in Literary Investigation, Parts I and II Hardcover 1935572 $14.37 $0.01