John Chamberlain. Books of the Times. // NYT. 26.11.1935. p. 23 "Belomor: The Building of the Baltic-White Sea Canal by Russia's 'Reforged' Prisoners", with an epilogue by Maxim Gorky (Smith & Haas, $3), is noteworthly on three or four counts. (...) The canal will undoubtedly be of great value to the Soviets either on a peace or a war basis. It means that fish and lumber from the White Sea region can reach Leningrad and Central Russia in a short time, and without worry about possible blockading in the Baltic. It also means that the wastes of Karelia will be opened to cultivation. But these are journeyman matters, of minor interest to the American reader of "Belomor". The major interest will be in the "reforging" of the characters of the prisoners through socially useful labor and a guarantee that a job well done meant freedom and a citation for merit. (...) См. также рецензии на http://www.unz.org/Pub/GorkyMaksim-1936
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"Belomor: The Building of the Baltic-White Sea Canal by Russia's 'Reforged' Prisoners", with an epilogue by Maxim Gorky (Smith & Haas, $3), is noteworthly on three or four counts. (...)
The canal will undoubtedly be of great value to the Soviets either on a peace or a war basis. It means that fish and lumber from the White Sea region can reach Leningrad and Central Russia in a short time, and without worry about possible blockading in the Baltic. It also means that the wastes of Karelia will be opened to cultivation. But these are journeyman matters, of minor interest to the American reader of "Belomor". The major interest will be in the "reforging" of the characters of the prisoners through socially useful labor and a guarantee that a job well done meant freedom and a citation for merit. (...)
См. также рецензии на http://www.unz.org/Pub/GorkyMaksim-1936
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