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Eleven Years In Soviet Prison Camps

Eleven Years In Soviet Prison Camps

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  • Our take on the Eleven Years In Soviet Prison Camps

    Elinor Lipper's 1951 memoir recounts the eleven years she spent in Soviet forced-labor camps after being arrested as a foreigner in Moscow. She writes that she describes her own experience only where it was typical, aiming at the common fate of Soviet citizens rather than the foreign prisoners. The book is a first-hand testimony from the Gulag's early Stalin years, published when such accounts were still rare in English. It suits readers of Gulag history and memoir who want a witness account rather than an academic synthesis.

    Best forReaders of Gulag and Soviet historyMemoir and eyewitness-testimony readersStudents comparing early Cold War accountsBook collectors of 1951 first editions
    Pros
    • First-hand account by a prisoner, not a later reconstruction
    • Covers eleven years, a long span of camp life
    • Deliberately focuses on ordinary Soviet prisoners, not only foreigners
    • Author's preface states her method and intent plainly
    • Early English-language testimony, published in 1951
    Cons
    • Written from memory years after the events, without archival verification
    • No index or scholarly apparatus in this edition
    • Reflects the author's perspective and the politics of its time
    • Some passages are graphic and distressing

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    • Shocking and absorbing account of life in the Soviet Gulag system
    • Told in full horrific detail by author Elinor Lipper
    • Describes the characteristic experiences of a prisoner in the Soviet Union
    • Concerns the fate of all peoples subjugated by the Soviet regime
    • Presents the daily experiences of thousands of people in the Soviet Union
    • Includes the author's preface
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    About the Eleven Years In Soviet Prison Camps

    Eleven Years In Soviet Prison Camps is a first-person account of life in the Soviet Gulag system by Elinor Lipper. It describes the experiences of a prisoner in the Soviet Union.

    The author's focus is on the fate of the peoples subjugated by the Soviet regime, not mainly on the foreigners held in the camps. She writes about the daily experiences of thousands of people there. The book includes the author's preface.

    Author
    Elinor Lipper
    Publisher
    Hollis & Carter
    Edition
    First Edition
    Year published
    1951
    Binding
    Hardcover
    Dust jacket
    Yes
    Pages
    310 (xii, 310 p.)
    Size
    21 cm
    Language
    English
    LCCN
    51001816
    In the box
    Eleven Years In Soviet Prison Camps (book)

    Specifications

    Number of pages
    310Source
    Binding type
    HardcoverSource
    Publisher
    Hollis & CarterSource
    Year published
    1951Source
    Edition

    Questions and answers

    Who was Elinor Lipper?
    A Swiss woman who worked in Moscow and was arrested in the late 1930s, then spent eleven years in Soviet camps. After release she wrote this account, first published in English in 1951.
    Is this a scholarly history or a memoir?
    A memoir. It is Lipper's own testimony, framed by her preface, with no footnotes or archival citations. Pair it with later histories for context.
    What does the title refer to?
    Lipper's eleven years in Soviet prisons and labor camps, the period her book describes.
    How does it compare with other Gulag memoirs?
    It appeared earlier than most well-known Gulag accounts and covers the wartime and pre-war camps from a foreigner's vantage. It is shorter and less literary than later classics, and more reportorial.
    What is in this edition?
    A hardcover of 310 pages plus a xii-page front section, published by Hollis & Carter in 1951, with a dust jacket. The text is in English.
    Where is the Eleven Years In Soviet Prison Camps cheapest?
    At Barnes & Noble, for $4.99, as of our latest check.
    What do buyers say about the Eleven Years In Soviet Prison Camps?
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