This brings back memories, I read that series a long time ago when I was just a child. I never understood the story or the point of the whole thing. Supposedly it is a philosophical work on politics and commitment. It is also a blatant criticism against what Communism (the ideology) turned out to be under soviet rule: the corruped system, the same flaws that existed previously under a different regime, the human conditions....
I am going to be honest, I was mainly reading those comics for the sex scenes.
Maybe one day I will invest more time trying to decipher 'Le Goulag' but that day has not come yet and right now I feel like it is a complete waste of time. Better read actual books that deal with the same subject in my opinion.
For now, thanks DJNoni, I very much enjoy your regular uploads of French bandes dessinées.