He published a number of books while writing his memoirs about the Gulag, but waited until Gorbachev became General Secretary of the CPSU before beginning in 1987 to publish excerpts from his memoirs in a variety of Soviet literary magazines.
He published a number of books while. He was writing his memoirs about the Gulag. He waited. Gorbachev became General Secretary of the CPSU before. Gorbachev was beginning in 1987. This was to publish excerpts from his memoirs in a variety of Soviet literary magazines.