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''[[The Gulag Archipelago]]'' is a non-fiction novel by [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]].
 
An account of life in [[The Gulag]], considered the definitedefinitive text. Multiple editions exist, most of which being abridged because of the sheer length. Tells the entire story of the Gulag, its history, the lies told to the public about the nature of the Soviet prison system.
 
Solzhenitsyn's ''[[The First Circle]]'' can be considered thea fictional sequel.
 
It was the work that resulted in its author being exiled from his homeland, despite his earlier fictional work that also threw shade on the gulag system. Now, not only has it been [[Vindicated by History|proven beyond all doubt]], it has become required reading in Russian schools since 2009.
 
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* [[The Apocalypse Brings Out the Best In People]]: There is a chapter called ''The Ascent'' that explores how people could actually become ''better'' people while living in the slavery and poverty of the work camp.
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