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Journey into the Whirlwind is a memoir by Eugenia Ginzburg, a Russian author and historian who was imprisoned for 18 years in the Soviet Gulag system. The book was first published in 1967 and chronicles the author's arrest and imprisonment during Joseph Stalin’s Great Purge in the Soviet Union. Ginzburg, a loyal Communist Party member, faces false accusations of anti-Soviet activities. The narrative vividly depicts her harrowing experiences in Stalin’s labor camps and the challenges she endures to maintain her dignity and sanity. 

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