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The Norilsk Uprising - the longest and most massive protest in the history of the Gulag

The Vorkuta Uprising: "Human blood flowed down the ditches"

In July 1953, one of the largest uprisings in the Gulag broke out in Vorkuta "When I ran to the guardhouse, I froze in terror. There was a mo...

The Kengir Uprising: 70 years ago, tanks crushed a the Gulag prisoners´ rebellion

70 years ago, on June 26, 1954, one of the most important uprisings in the Gulag was suppressed. We have mapped its traces.

The Tungus Uprising: the Siberian Revolt of Hunters and Reindeer Herders

One hundred years ago, the Evenks and Yakuts rose up against Soviet domination and created their own state

Czechoslovak citizens and the Gulag

Information about Czechs and Czechoslovak citizens repressed in USSR