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The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

The Gulag Archipelago: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Gulag Archipelago runs 23.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ignat Solzhenitsyn and Jordan B Peterson (about 15.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

23.5listening hrs
Current Affairs, Law, & Politicsstore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 23.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Gulag Archipelago at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day47 days
1 hour / day24 days
2 hours / day12 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×16 days

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What our data says

  • At 23.5 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

The Gulag Archipelago is an audiobook by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn: a 23.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Ignat Solzhenitsyn and Jordan B Peterson, released June 27, 2019, on the History & Culture and Military (Biography & Memoir) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
23.5 hrs
Narrated by
Ignat Solzhenitsyn, Jordan B Peterson
Released
June 27, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
History & Culture, Military (Biography & Memoir), Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
ISBN
9781473570344

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Gulag Archipelago as an audiobook?

The Gulag Archipelago runs 23.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 15.7 hours.

Is The Gulag Archipelago free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Gulag Archipelago?

The Gulag Archipelago is narrated by Ignat Solzhenitsyn and Jordan B Peterson.

Is The Gulag Archipelago worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 15.7 hours, saving 7.8 hours.