## Book Cover  ## Book Summary The Gulag Archipelago is a book by the Russian writer and dissident Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, first published in 1973. The book is a non-fiction work that documents the experiences of individuals who were imprisoned in the Soviet Union's network of labor camps, known as the Gulag. The book includes first-hand accounts of the brutal conditions in the camps, as well as a historical and political analysis of the Gulag system. The book is considered a classic of Russian literature and has been praised for its powerful and unflinching portrayal of one of the darkest periods in Russian history. ## Related Links ## Reading Notes -