Chronicles the history of the Soviet concentration camp system from its start after the Russian Revolution to its collapse, discussing its creation and the way of life for those who lived there.

David M. Kennedy, author of Freedom From Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945 This book is to be warmly welcomed as the first full, and admirably presented, account of this major crisis in Soviet history important, too ...

Alexander Korobko is a London-based Russian journalist and television producer with the kind of journalistic connections in his homeland that helped to make this book epic.Hutchins travelled throughout Russia to meet and gain the confidence ...

This revolutionary short work has since provided the basis for the political systems of many different countries, with concepts like a progressive income tax and free education for citizens, and still remains a landmark text that provokes ...

Oleg Kalugin oversaw the work of American spies, matched wits with the CIA, and became one of the youngest generals in KGB history.

This timely work shows how and why the dramatic collapse of the Soviet Union was caused in large part by nationalism.

A prize-winning historian describes the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, dispelling the myth that the event was spurred on in part by the close relationship between George H.W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev. 20,000 first printing.

Looks at the decay of the Czarist regime and the causes of the Revolution, discusses the aims of the Bolshevik party, and recounts the major events of the conflict.

Rich with historical and cultural value, these works are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.

This work examines the military, economic, diplomatic, and political evolution of the conflict as well as its impact on the different regions and cultures of the world.