A review by cherbear
Gulag: A History by Anne Applebaum

4.0

Anne Applebaum's thorough history of the Soviet Gulag system is a must read for anyone who is interested in Russian history. She poses a very interesting question at the start of the book. Why has Stalin and the murderous history he left behind not condemned with equal fervor as other undisputed genocidal leaders, such as Hitler? While the book cannot answer that question, the thorough details and explanations of the Gulag system leaves no question in my mind what the answer to be.