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 Yeah exactly, they've studied breaking points and hardships endured by people. They hollowed out peoples faith so much that nothing but worldly comfort means anything to them. I imagine the lives of the Russian Catacomb Saints enduring decades in prison camps, death, etc. for not bending to the government or giving even one small capitulation in their beliefs. What would happen now in the west? 
 yes ... the gulag archipelago is such a grim and painful tale of what happened ... most people have never even heard of it much less have the patience to read it ( audiobook is like 12 hours long) but its well worth it ... gives valuable insight into the minds of our enemies 
 Where is this book? I know I'm retarded but I'm finding a bunch of different versions. 
 its in 3 volumes ... if u are looking for the actual book or this is the pdf version 

https://archive.org/details/TheGulagArchipelago-Threevolumes/The-Gulag-Archipelago__vol1__I-II__Solzhenitsyn/ 
 Thanks! 
 you're welcome