Remembering the Darkness: Women in Soviet Prisons

By Veronica Shapovalov

This engrossing collection of prison memoirs by Russian women is the first to portray the direct experiences of the wide range of women who were incarcerated in Soviet prisons and camps. Comprising the stories of women from all classes and backgrounds, this book covers the entire span of the Gulag's existence from the 1920s to the 1980s, including the little-known periods of political repression of the 1960s and 1980s.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742511464
• ISBN13: 9780742511460
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A haunting read

This amazing collection of memoirs tells the stories of women in incredibly difficult situations. What is astounding is not only their survival, but their ability to maintain hope and humour. Wonderfully edited, this book is worth the hardback price. It inspires the reader to overcome hardships and gives one a glimpse into the minds of women in another place and another time.