Thursday 17 September 2020

 Lockdown in History Part 2: Gulag by Ann Applebaum

This a tough read. One of the toughest reads ever. Tough because it is true. It really happened. The author is meticulous in her research of the Gulags of the Soviet Union. She has read documents and letters, visited the places, interviewed survivors. There were thousands of camps in the 20th century. Millions died in utterly terrible conditions, mostly of cold, starvation and disease. The plight of women and children in the camps is particularly hard to read. Christians were tortured and killed. It is bleak. 

I lie down at night grateful for clean sheets, a warm comfy bed, hot and cold water, food to eat and clothes to wear. Covid Lockdown is nothing...

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