A review by msgtdameron
Kolyma Tales by Varlam Shalamov

5.0

If you want to hear how people actually lived through the hell of Stalin's camps then read this book. Death from guards, inmates, criminals, starvation, cold etc are just the beginning. These stories make "A Day in the Life" seem like a cake walk. Shalamov actually makes one wonder if Solzhenitsyn wrote to protect the party more than tell the truth. If you are interested in Russia's near past and the Age of Stalin "Kolyma Tales " is a must.