Aleksandr Solženicyn - Архипелаг ГУЛаг/Arcipelago Gulag - 1973-1975





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The volumes shown in the image correspond to the first Russian edition of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's monumental work, The Gulag Archipelago (1918-1956). This historic three-volume edition was published in Paris by YMCA-Press between 1973 and 1975.
Details of the work
Author: Aleksandr Iasevich Solzhenitsyn (Nobel Prize in Literature in 1970).
Publisher: YMCA-Press, Paris.
Publication: The first volume appeared on December 28, 1973, followed by the other two in subsequent years.
Content: The work, defined by the author as an "experimental literary investigation," describes in detail the system of Soviet labor camps, based on documents, testimony from over 200 survivors, and Solzhenitsyn's own experiences.
Description of the volumes
The complete set is divided into seven parts distributed across three volumes with distinctive illustrated covers:
Volume 1 (left): Contains Parts I and II.
Volume 2 (center): Contains Parts III and IV.
Volume 3 (right): Contains Parts V, VI and VII.
Volumes in very good condition: a few yellow stains on the first pages, inside the pages are white and in excellent condition.
Pages numbered: 1844
Dimensions: 20x14 cm
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The volumes shown in the image correspond to the first Russian edition of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's monumental work, The Gulag Archipelago (1918-1956). This historic three-volume edition was published in Paris by YMCA-Press between 1973 and 1975.
Details of the work
Author: Aleksandr Iasevich Solzhenitsyn (Nobel Prize in Literature in 1970).
Publisher: YMCA-Press, Paris.
Publication: The first volume appeared on December 28, 1973, followed by the other two in subsequent years.
Content: The work, defined by the author as an "experimental literary investigation," describes in detail the system of Soviet labor camps, based on documents, testimony from over 200 survivors, and Solzhenitsyn's own experiences.
Description of the volumes
The complete set is divided into seven parts distributed across three volumes with distinctive illustrated covers:
Volume 1 (left): Contains Parts I and II.
Volume 2 (center): Contains Parts III and IV.
Volume 3 (right): Contains Parts V, VI and VII.
Volumes in very good condition: a few yellow stains on the first pages, inside the pages are white and in excellent condition.
Pages numbered: 1844
Dimensions: 20x14 cm
Careful, fast and trackable shipping.
