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The purpose of this project is to collect all of the Geni profiles of those who survived the Soviet Labour Camps in Siberia. Also, please specify this project under documents and photos related to the same subject.
Gulag (Russian: “Chief Administration of Corrective Labour Camps”) was a system of Soviet labor camps and accompanying detention and transit camps and prisons that, from 1918 to 1973, housed the political prisoners and criminals of the Soviet Union. At its height, the Gulag imprisoned millions of people. The name Gulag had been largely unknown in the West until the publication of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s The Gulag Archipelago, whose title likens the labor camps scattered through the Soviet Union to an island chain.
The Gulag was a vast system of penal labor camps in the Soviet Union, and millions were imprisoned in its camps. Here are some notable individuals who were detained in the Gulag:
- Varlam Shalamov: A renowned writer who spent many years in the Gulag.
- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn: The celebrated author of "The Gulag Archipelago" and other works about the Soviet prison system.
- Sławomir Rawicz: A Polish writer and survivor who escaped from a Gulag camp and walked to India.
- Natan Sharansky: A Soviet dissident and human rights activist who was imprisoned for refusing to renounce his political beliefs.
While these individuals represent only a small fraction of those who endured the Gulag, their stories provide valuable insights into the brutal reality of the Soviet prison system. The Gulag system officially ended in 1960, but its legacy continues to be felt.
Sources:
Rachmil & Toube Jakubowicz