Until now, there has been little scholarly analysis of the Soviet Gulag as an economic, social, and political institution, primarily owing to a lack of data. This collection presents the results of years of research by Western and Russian scholars. The authors provide both broad overviews and specific case studies.

Labour legislation, labour administration, wages, labour standards, collective agreements, labour relations, trade unions, social security, etc. In the USSR. Tables. Bibliography pp. 79-85. Map.

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Placing Stalinism in its international context, The Stalinist Era explains the origins and consequences of Soviet state intervention and violence.