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Marianne asked this question about The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 (Abridged):

For a first read, is the abridged version all right? Or should I go with the full version? Thanks!

Darrin I’m struggling with the same question. I want to read it. I’d prefer the abridged version if everything most important is included. I also don’t want …moreI’m struggling with the same question. I want to read it. I’d prefer the abridged version if everything most important is included. I also don’t want to miss anything necessary however, so I’m vacillating between which would be better and can’t find a clear answer. Even here. Two contradictory answers.

The 50th anniversary edition with a forward by Dr. Jordan B. Peterson will be out soon and that is an abridged version. Given how much Peterson strongly encourages people to read this book it makes me wonder if the abridged version is just fine since he wrote a forward to it.(less)

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The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956

by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

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