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Book Title: Siberia: the History of Russia's Most Notorious Territory and Home of the Soviet Gulags

Number of Pages: 62 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: CreateSpace

Item Height: 0.1 in

Topic: Russia & the Former Soviet Union

Publication Year: 2015

Genre: History

Item Weight: 5.1 Oz

Item Length: 9 in

Author: Jesse Harasta, Charles River Charles River Editors

Item Width: 6 in

Format: Trade Paperback

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