The Gulag Archipelago (by Alexander Solzhenitsyn)

*The Gulag Archipelago* by Alexander Solzhenitsyn is a detailed, investigative account of the Soviet Union’s brutal system of forced labor camps (Gulags). Drawing from prisoners’ testimonies and his own experiences, Solzhenitsyn exposes the harsh conditions, systemic repression, and widespread political persecution under Stalin’s regime. The book illustrates how these camps operated as tools of control and oppression, reflecting on the moral and human costs of totalitarianism. It serves as both a historical record and a warning about the dangers of unchecked government power and the importance of human rights and individual conscience.