Prisoners’ barracks at 96th kilometre labour camp
The only preserved prisoners’ barracks in this camp differs from other camps chiefly in terms of having less interior decoration as well as its lay...
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.
Prisoners’ barracks (Ketpar labour camp)
Intended for prisoners, this was the most common type of building in every camp. This type of barracks measures 40 m x 8.5 m and is divided into fo...
Railway bridge
The construction of railway bridges on the Salekhard-Igarka route was also completely ensured by prisoners. Here we offer a tour of a reinforced-co...
Relatively comfortable prisoners’ barracks
This building is intended for prisoners, though it has more comfortable conditions than prevailed at most large barracks. It is less than half the...
Solitary cell in Barabanikha labour camp
Solitary cells, officially called penal isolators, were an integral part of almost every labour camp. They served to punish prisoners for the sligh...
Solitary section at labour camp at 96th km
A solitary section of the smaller type found in most regular, relatively small labour camps intended for 500 or fewer prisoners. In the front part ...
Solitary section at Terraska labour camp
A solitary section of the smaller type found in most regular, relatively small labour camps intended for 500 or fewer prisoners. In the front part ...
Store
Ancillary buildings were located outside the fenced camp territory. These included stores, bakeries and electric power stations, alongside faciliti...
Watchtower (Klyuch labour camp)
Watchtowers were mostly located on each corner of the labour camp. In larger camps, with a perimeter bigger than the usual 150 metres x 150 metres,...