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Spassk

The former cemetery of the camp in Spassk today houses a memorial complex with monuments to many nations. We visited it during the expedition in November 2021: https://expedicekazachstan.cz/en/page/karaganda-spassk-karabas#spassk

Dzidra Meldere

Born in 1928 in Latvia, after 1945 in partisan movement, 1949-1956 imprisoned in Gulags in Kazakhstan, return back to Latvia in 1968.

Ivan Kováč - From Prague to the Gulag to Solzhenitsyn

The unknown story of a man abducted by the Soviets from Prague to the Gulag in 1948. There he led a successful revolt and inspired Alexander Solzhe...

Expedition Kazakhstan: In the footsteps of gulags and Soviet repressions

Soviet terror left an indelible mark on today's Kazakhstan. Hundreds of Czechs were also affected by the repression there. We mapped these tracks i...

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Spassk

Dzidra Meldere

Ivan Kováč - From Prague to the Gulag to Solzhenitsyn

Expedition Kazakhstan: In the footsteps of gulags and Soviet repressions

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