Gulag: A History

2003 essay by Anne Applebaum
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Gulag: A History

Summary

Gulag: A History is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (106 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gulag: A History authored A History — author (P50): Anne Applebaum[3].
  • Gulag: A History received the A History — award received (P166): Duff Cooper Prize[4].
  • Gulag: A History's instance of is recorded as A History — instance of (P31): written work[5].
  • Gulag: A History's publisher is recorded as A History — publisher (P123): Doubleday[6].
  • Gulag: A History's genre is recorded as A History — genre (P136): non-fiction[7].
  • Gulag: A History's genre is recorded as A History — genre (P136): essay[8].
  • Gulag: A History's language of work or name is recorded as A History — language of work or name (P407): English[9].
  • Gulag: A History's country of origin is recorded as A History — country of origin (P495): United States[10].
  • +2003-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Gulag: A History[11].
  • Gulag: A History's publication date is recorded as +2003-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Gulag: A History's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03wg2qm[13].
  • Gulag: A History's Open Library ID is recorded as OL3460653W[14].
  • Gulag: A History's has edition or translation is recorded as A History — has edition or translation (P747): Gulag: A History[15].
  • Gulag: A History's main subject is recorded as A History — main subject (P921): Gulag[16].
  • Gulag: A History's described at URL is recorded as https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/11/books/books-of-the-times-camps-of-terror-often-overlooked.html[17].
  • Gulag: A History's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 13421[18].
  • Gulag: A History's number of pages is recorded as {'amount': '+720'}[19].
  • Gulag: A History's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gulag: A History'}[20].
  • Gulag: A History's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gulag: A History of the Soviet Camps'}[21].
  • Gulag: A History's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gulag: A History'}[22].
  • Gulag: A History's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'IN THE YEARS 1917, two waves of revolution rolled across Russia, sweeping Imperial Russian society aside as if it were destroying so many houses of cards.'}[23].
  • Gulag: A History's Quora topic ID is recorded as Gulag-A-History[24].
  • Gulag: A History's Goodreads work ID is recorded as 1816407[25].
  • Gulag: A History's Book Marks ID is recorded as gulag-a-history[26].

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Designation and Status

Gulag: A History's instance of is recorded as A History — instance of (P31): written work[5].

History and Context

+2003-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Gulag: A History[11].

Why It Matters

Gulag: A History ranks in the top 7% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (106 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27]

FAQs

What awards did Gulag: A History receive?

Honors received include A History — award received (P166): Duff Cooper Prize[4].

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  23. [25] . Goodreads. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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