Gulag Memoirs












 

A list of memoirs about the Gulag compiled by Wayne State University
Slavic Major Jamie Dickinson

   
Title of Work Author Description
A Boy in the Gulag Kmiecik, Jerzy A young boy’s experience in the Gulag
A World Apart Herling, Gustaw Polish survivor of the Gulag
An American in the Gulag Dolgun, Alexander An American survivor of the Gulag
Barber in Gulag Fischer, Lipa Jewish survivor of the Gulag
Dancing Under the Red Star Tobien, Karl An American woman in the Gulag
East Wind Hunt, Ruth Maria Zeitner’s experience in the Gulag
Enemies of the State Chitchlow, Donald Personal stories from the Gulag
I Don’t Want to Be Brave Anymore Kaminska, Ruth Polish actress's account of the Gulag
I Was a Slave in Russia Noble, John An American in the Gulag
Journey into the Whirlwind and Within the Whirlwind Ginzburg, Eugenia The survival of a woman in the Gulag
Letters from the GULAG Dray-Khmara Asher, Oksana The life, camp letters, and poetry of Michael Dray-Khmara, who perished in Kolyma
Magadan Solomon, Michael A Romanian journalist’s experience in the Gulag
Man is Wolf to Man and Surviving Freedom Bardach, Janusz Polish Kolyma survivor
My Life in the Gulag Zimmermann, Michael A Canadian in the Soviet Gulag
Red Tempest Vogelfanger, Isaac The life of a surgeon in the Gulag
Soviet Gold Petrov, Vladimir A survivor of the Kolyma gold mines
The Gulag Archipelago Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr, A Russian survivor of the Gulag
The Long Walk Rawicz, Slavomir The tale of an escape from the a Siberian camp
The Notebooks of Sologdin Panin, Dimitri A survivor’s account of the Gulag
Till My Tale is Told Vilensky, Simeon Experiences of women in the Gulag
Transit Point Moscow Amster, Gerald An American’s escape from the Gulag
With God in Russia Ciszek, Walter A priest’s experience in the Siberian camps

 

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