Qu'elle était belle cette utopie

Synopsis of Qu'elle était belle cette utopie

«Qu'elle était belle cette utopie» is Jacques Rossi's testimony about the Gulag, published by Cherche Midi in paperback (234 pages, in French).

Jacques Rossi recounts his two decades in the Soviet Gulag, where he witnessed daily life in the labour camps and lives shattered by Stalinist persecution. Illustrated by the author himself, the text portrays the Soviet system from within and reflects on how a utopia was diverted towards barbarism, with black humour and lucidity.

Published in 2000 in the 'Documents' collection, it features the collaboration of Sophie Benech and illustrations by the author himself.

For readers interested in Soviet history, political repression and testimonies of Gulag survivors.