The gripping epic masterpiece in Volume 1 of this foundational work of Soviet history by Solzhenitsyn reveals the bureaucracy of secret police and political repression in Soviet society. With a new foreword by Anne Applebaum, this chilling report delves into the Gulag system, offering a first-hand memoir of Solzhenitsyn's arrest and interrogation, a definitive Soviet history, and a powerful indictment of the regime.