The History Of The Gulag: From Collectivization... Review

The history of the gulag: From collectivization to the great terror

Khlevniuk utilizes previously top-secret documents from the Soviet state and Communist Party archives , including: The History of the Gulag: From Collectivization...

: Khlevniuk argues that the mass deportation of "kulaks" (prosperous peasants) during the 1930–31 collectivization campaign served as the foundational model for subsequent state terror. The history of the gulag: From collectivization to

: Contrary to the view of the Gulag as a successful industrial engine, Khlevniuk presents evidence that the camp economy was never effective . It was plagued by poor planning, exhaustion of labor, and was ultimately a financial burden on the state. exhaustion of labor