Concentration Camps in the U.S.S.R.; Information Furnished by Ukrainian Supreme Liberation Council in Ukraine U.H.W.R.
19527841New York N.Y. & Philadelphia Pa.: Prolog" and Association of Friends for Liberation Movement in Ukraine A.F.L.M.U. 1952. First Edition. Card Covers. pp. 1-2 3-23. Octavo 6" x 9". Twice-stapled card covers with title in black. Striking woodcut frontispiece to verso title page attributed to Nil Khasevych well-known artist of Ukrainian Insurgent Army "U.P.A." accompanied by one additional illustrated plate depicting the layout of a Soviet camp unit. One large exceptionally well-preserved map affixed to verso of rear cover entitled: "Gulag - Slavery Inc.: The Documented Map of Forced Labor Camps in Soviet Russia; New Edition 1951 Prepared for the Free Trade Union Committee of the American Federation of Labor." Map captioned with explanatory text. Neat ink accession sticker and stamp to the front cover contents without blemish; very good. Corresponds to OCLC #9270889 & #645594338. Rare in commerce in this edition and state. Remarkable period pro-Ukrainian / Western propaganda. Provenance: Marunchak Collection of Newspapers & Periodicals. <br/><br/>¶ "This is the first pamphlet of a series entitled "Concentration Camps in the U.S.S.R.". Its contents were published by the Ukrainian Supreme Liberation Council U.H.W.R. in the Ukraine for information and guidance for Ukraine underground forces. The contents of this pamphlet is especially noteworthy and documentary in every respect because it is written by an individual who is thoroughly familiar with the subject of slave labor in the U.S.S.R. as one of the inmates of these camps and it contains firsthand information from the people who observe these events and translate them on the spot in the most unusual and realistic manner." Prolog" and Association of Friends for Liberation Movement in Ukraine (A.F.L.M.U.) unknown
