The Gulag Archipelago, Volume 1, Section 1Classic · History, Nonfiction, Russia
The Gulag Archipelago, Volume 1, Section 1
1973 · Nonfiction
49
Classic
★ 4.35 on Goodreads · 15K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
Is it worth reading?
On the Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century list. 4.35★ from 15K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
49Must-Read Score
- Readers93 out of 100 · counts 40%+42
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller19 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+7
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
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Where it ranks
- #105 of the 154 history books we rank
- #223 of the 520 classics we rank
- #562 of the 1,405 books we rank
On the lists
- Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century
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