Gulag: a history

pt. 1. The origins of the Gulag, 1917-1939 - Bolshevik beginnings

"The

first camp of the Gulag"

1929 : the great turning point

The

White Sea Canal

The

camps expand

The

great terror and its aftermath

pt. 2. Life and work in the camps

Arrest

Prison

Transport, arrival, selection

Life in the camps

Work in the camps

Punishment and reward

The

guards

The

prisoners

Women and children

The

dying

Strategies of survival

Rebellion and escape

pt. 3. The rise and fall of the camp-industrial complex, 1940-1986

The

war begins

"Strangers"

Amnesty and afterward

The

zenith of the camp-industrial complex

The

death of Stalin

The

Zeks' revolution

Thaw and release

The

rea of the dissidents

The

1980s : smashing statues.