Administrative building (Barabanikha labour camp)
The smooth operation of the camp was done from the administrative barracks, which kept accounts, a list of prisoners, and a summary of the work per...
The following items and documents illustrate various forms of Soviet repression and Gulag camps. They are a selection of items mapped during expeditions, archival materials and objects and documents belonging to individual survivors.
Bath and laundry (96th kilometre labour camp)
Quite a lot of attention was paid to hygiene in the Gulag camps. Among other reasons, this was done in order to prevent infections or outbreaks of ...
Carpentry workshop and storehouse
In every labour camp, there were also various workshops, storehouses, and work huts. Here, we are offering a tour of a carpentry workshop located i...
Depot
The depot lies 2.5 kilometres along the embankment from the abandoned town of Yermakovo on the banks of the Yenisei; around it the main embankment ...
Dining hall, Klyuch labour camp
The dining hall at the Klyuch camp is one of the few buildings to have survived a fire in August 2013. However, it is in a poor state with a collap...
Disinfection and drying room (Barabanikha labour camp)
Besides a steam bath with a laundry, a disinfection room and drying room also played a role in preventive hygiene. These were mostly located in one...
Dog kennels (Barabanikha labour camp)
Guard dogs were an essential element of patrols at Gulag camps. Their pens were located outside the fenced area of camps. Ten wooden kennels have b...
Gate
Remnants of a simple, unadorned entrance gate at a camp at the 96-kilometre point on the Turukhan River. To the right of the gate are ruins of the ...
Gatehouse and gate (Ketlar labour camp)
Every camp had only one entrance: the main gate. Beside the gate was a gatehouse, of which one half was located inside the camp and the other half ...
Guard tower and water tank
The remains of a guard tower and, from the other side, a tank for fire-fighting in the Ketlar camp. In the case of the guard tower only the support...
Infirmary (Barabanikha labour camp)
Hard physical labour every day, poor food and difficult conditions in general at Gulag camps caused a great number of illnesses and injuries. These...
Kitchen, mess hall, clubhouse (96th kilometre labour camp)
Every camp had its own kitchen connected to a mess hall. In the camps we have explored most are located at the opposite end from the main entrance ...
Latrine (Terraska labour camp)
Latrines were among the most basic equipment of each camp and were always one of the first facilities to be built. There were mostly two communal l...
Locomotive at bridge over Turukhan River
After Stalin’s death in March 1953 the entire construction of the railway from Salekhard to Igarka was hastily shelved and abandoned. We can theref...
Locomotive no. 1, Yermakovo
Less than a kilometre southwest of Yermakovo an Ov-type locomotive stands on the remains of an embankment. Thanks to its comparative accessibility ...
Locomotive No. 2 in Ermakovo
After the death of Stalin in March 1953, the entire construction of the railway from Salekhard to Igarka was hastily mothballed and abandoned. Cons...
Locomotive No. 3 in Ermakovo
After the death of Stalin in March 1953, the entire construction of the railway from Salekhard to Igarka was hastily mothballed and abandoned. Cons...
Prison building 1a, Barabanicha labour camp
This type of building measures 26m x 8m and is divided by an internal wall into two equal halves with separate entrances. Each part housed 40–50 pr...
Prison building 1b, Barabanicha labour camp
This type of building measures 26m x 8m and is divided by an internal wall into two equal halves with separate entrances. Each part housed 40–50 pr...
Prison building 2b, Barabanicha labour camp
The southern half of the prison building. By contrast with the other buildings in the Barabanicha camp, there are no locker rooms or washrooms by t...
Prison building 3b, Barabanicha labour camp
The furnishings and look of each part of the building differed considerably. In this part of the building there are firmly fixed double bunk beds; ...
Prison building 4a, Barabanicha labour camp
The northern half of prison building no. 4 with very well-preserved “wagon” type bunk beds. Each living quarters had a different interior and decor...
Prison building 4b, Barabanicha labour camp
The southern half of prison building no. 4 with very well-preserved “wagon” type bunk beds. Each living quarters had a different interior and decor...
Prison building 5a, Barabanicha labour camp
This type of building measures 26m x 8m and is divided by an internal wall into two equal halves with separate entrances. Each part housed 40–50 pr...
Prison building 5b, Barabanicha labour camp
The bunk beds and stove in the northern part of this building are largely destroyed. Cleaning equipment can be found in a utility room by the entra...