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...
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...
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 ...
Cemetery for prisoners of Ukhtizemlag who died in Camp hospital no. 7 in Ukhta.
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...
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; ...
Labour camp on the Turukhan River. Used in the construction and maintenance of the railway line.
A vast camp for an estimated 1,000 prisoners. Unlike the other camps mapped, this one includes a hospital, large clubhouse, dog kennels and several...
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...
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...
After the death of Stalin in March 1953, the entire construction of the railway from Salekhard to Igarka was hastily mothballed and abandoned. Cons...
Labour camp on the rivulet Ketpar. Used in the construction and maintenance of the railway line and an adjacent bridge.
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 ...
Hard physical labour every day, poor food and difficult conditions in general at Gulag camps caused a great number of illnesses and injuries. These...
Labour camp. Used in the construction and maintenance of the railway line.
This punitive camp is located some distance from the remnants of the railway embankments and is relatively inaccessible. It does not appear on a mi...
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...
Solitary cells, officially called penal isolators, were an integral part of almost every labour camp. They served to punish prisoners for the sligh...
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...
After the death of Stalin in March 1953, the entire construction of the railway from Salekhard to Igarka was hastily mothballed and abandoned. Cons...
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...
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...
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...
Less than a kilometre southwest of Yermakovo an Ov-type locomotive stands on the remains of an embankment. Thanks to its comparative accessibility ...
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 ...
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...