Analysis Of The Book Bitter Watters - 921 Words

Bitter Watters was a book over the author’s experiences under Stalin’s Soviet Union. Andreev-Khomiakov (the author) talks about his everyday life during the years of 1935 to 1941. From the point of being imprisoned in a labor camp in till he has to leave Moscow because of World War II. In the book Andreev-Khomiakov talks about how the Stalin system works daily, and expresses his own opinions about it. He explains how controlled he and his coworkers are by the Soviets. This primary source is helpful to feel what it was like under Stalin’s Soviet Union. After reading Bitter Watters, I have realized Stalin’s totalitarian was an actual thing. Using the words from Andreev-Khomiakov himself, you will see how Stalin’s regime was totalitarian. By giving a summary of a section and then dissecting it with facts will help explain the argument. That Stalin’s Soviet Union was a totalitarian run country during his rule. First we need to briefly go over th e beginning of the book to understand the books direction. The book starts out with Andreev-Khomiakov explaining his thought process of being released from the labor camp. What he would do when he was released. He thought he was ready for the outside world in till he was released. Immediately realizing he learned everything in the labor camp and felt lost. â€Å"I walked through the gates and past the last guard, experiencing no happiness or sense of uplift†. (pg.3) Andreev-Khomiakov was put on a train and sent to a small town of his