The Gulag Archipelago

The Gulag Archipelago

by

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Marxism

Marxism is a social, political, and economic theory developed by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. It advocates for a classless society through the abolition of private property and the overthrow of capitalist structures. Marxism… read analysis of Marxism

NKVD

The NKVD, or People’s Commissariat for Internal Affairs, served as the Soviet Union’s primary government agency for internal security, law enforcement, and secret police functions from 1934 to 1946. The NKVD played a central role… read analysis of NKVD

Gulag

The term “Gulag” refers to a vast system of forced labor camps operated by the Soviet government from the 1920s to the 1950s. The term itself is an acronym for Glavnoe Upravlenie Lagerei, or… read analysis of Gulag