Archipelag GUŁag
Archipelag GUŁag - monumentalna praca słynnego pisarza i myśliciela Aleksandra Sołżenicyna, poświęcona więzienno-obozowej martyrologii narodu rosyjskiego i obywateli innych republik ZSRR i krajów, łączy w sobie elementy powieści, autobiografii, reportażu, wspomnień świadków i uczestników. Dzięki...
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Archipelag GUŁag - monumentalna praca słynnego pisarza i myśliciela Aleksandra Sołżenicyna, poświęcona więzienno-obozowej martyrologii narodu rosyjskiego i obywateli innych republik ZSRR i krajów, łączy w sobie elementy powieści, autobiografii, reportażu, wspomnień świadków i uczestników. Dzięki tej książce, opublikowanej w Paryżu w latach 1973-1975, świat poznał prawdę o łagrach i skrywanej przed opinią publiczną części historii ZSRR.
Archipelag GUŁag, wielki akt oskarżenia systemu totalitarnego, panującego w Związku Radzieckim, jest nie tylko niezwykłym dokumentem zbrodniczej epoki, lecz także utworem o niepodważalnych walorach literackich.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9788375103434
Publish date: November 17th 2008
Publisher: Rebis
Pages no: 722
Edition language: Polski
Category:
Classics,
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
History,
Literature,
Cultural,
Politics,
Russia,
Russian Literature,
Banned Books
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