Varlam Shalamov is rightly called a great artist, the author of deep psychological and philosophical prose. What Shalamov wrote is a terrible document of the era, the merciless truth about the circles of hell he went through. The electronic publication includes iconic works that brought world fame to the author of journalism about the Kolyma everyday life of Dallag prisoners. The book publishes an introductory article by Irina Sirotinskaya “Shalamov’s Truth - for all times.” Volume I of the edition includes the collections: “Stories of the 30s”, “Kolyma Stories”, “Left Bank”, “Shovel Artist”.