Vorkuta

Vorkuta

$40.00 AUD

Availability: in stock at our Tullamarine warehouse

Condition: SECONDHAND

This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.

Author: Joseph Scholmer
Binding: Hardback
Published: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1954

Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings

Joseph Scholmer's Vorkuta: The Story Of A Slave City In The Soviet Arctic chronicles the brutal realities of the Soviet Gulag system, presenting a harrowing firsthand account of life within one of its most notorious labor camps. This powerful historical narrative uncovers the daily struggles, deprivations, and indomitable spirit of prisoners forced into servitude in the unforgiving Arctic landscape. The author details the oppressive regime and the desperate fight for survival, illustrating the profound human cost of totalitarianism. It stands as a stark testament to the resilience of the human spirit amidst unimaginable suffering, offering a vital perspective on a dark chapter of 20th-century history.

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Description

Author: Joseph Scholmer
Binding: Hardback
Published: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1954

Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings

Joseph Scholmer's Vorkuta: The Story Of A Slave City In The Soviet Arctic chronicles the brutal realities of the Soviet Gulag system, presenting a harrowing firsthand account of life within one of its most notorious labor camps. This powerful historical narrative uncovers the daily struggles, deprivations, and indomitable spirit of prisoners forced into servitude in the unforgiving Arctic landscape. The author details the oppressive regime and the desperate fight for survival, illustrating the profound human cost of totalitarianism. It stands as a stark testament to the resilience of the human spirit amidst unimaginable suffering, offering a vital perspective on a dark chapter of 20th-century history.