Gulag literature

Gulag literature refers to writings by or about prisoners of the Soviet Union’s forced labor camp system, known as the Gulag, which operated mainly from the 1930s to the 1950s. These works often depict the brutal conditions, resistance, and human spirit amidst oppression. They serve as testimonies to the suffering under totalitarian rule and provide insight into life in the camps. Notable examples include Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s "The Gulag Archipelago," which exposed the system’s atrocities and is considered a landmark in human rights literature.