Eugenia Ginzburg
Eugenia Ginzburg was a Soviet author and historian. She is best known for her two-volume memoir 'Journey into the Whirlwind' and 'Within the Whirlwind,' which vividly describe her experiences during the Great Purge and her life in the Gulag after being falsely accused of participating in a Trotskyist counter-revolutionary group. Her works are important testimonies of the Stalinist era and the political repression of the time.
Books
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1. Journey Into The Whirlwind
"Journey Into The Whirlwind" is a harrowing autobiographical account of a woman's life during the Stalinist purges in the Soviet Union. The narrative follows her abrupt transition from a respected university professor to a political prisoner, as she is falsely accused of participating in a counter-revolutionary Trotskyist group. The book vividly details her arrest, interrogation, and the subsequent eighteen years spent in the Soviet prison system, including time in solitary confinement and the Gulag labor camps. Her story is one of survival and resilience, providing a deeply personal insight into the brutal realities of political oppression and the human capacity for endurance in the face of relentless adversity.
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