The problem of falsifying the history of Russia in the 20th century. is multifaceted, and, according to the initiators and authors of the collection, the famous book by A. I. Solzhenitsyn “The Gulag Archipelago” is most directly related to it. The collection contains articles and materials that convincingly prove that Solzhenitsyn’s “main” book, recognized as the “most influential text” of its time, actually contains a huge number of gross conceptual and factual stretches that contributed to the creation of an extremely negative image of our country. The collection shows the long tradition of rejection of the “GULAG Archipelago” in the history of social and literary thought in Russia, analyzes the reasons for the widespread introduction of this book into the mass consciousness and reveals the profound detrimental nature of its influence on political processes in the world and in our country. For a wide range of readers interested in the problems of Russian history and literature.