Gulag Presentation
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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Throughout a time period of 60 years, millions of peoples lives were changed.
Photo by Werner Kunz
A top goal of the soviet leaders was to destroy personal ties among citizens, and create an atmosphere of fear and distrust.
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The end goals of the prisons was to get the prisoners to sign a confession form, even of they had not committed the crime.
Photo by Bob Jagendorf
One of the primary tools used for interrogation was torture. This drove people to sign the confession slips even if they were innocent.
Photo by sandeep thukral
Personal information was often used to get confessions. Threats to arrest the prisoners families was a very effective method.
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The GULAG arose in the Soviet Union after 1929 primary role was to gain control over the entire population
Photo by Alex //Berlin _ Alexander Stübner
Millions of innocent people were incarcerated and killed in the GULAG
Photo by Skunkworks Photographic
Prisoners would work out doors and in mines in the arctic circle without proper rations and gear
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Nazis vs GULAG
If you were a prisoner in a nazi camp you had no chance of survival if you were in the GULAG you could do your time and be free again.
Photo by Hindrik S
The camp population grew from 179,000 in 1929 to 2,468,524 in 1953.
Photo by James Cridland
Around 18 million people total were incarcerated in the Gulag.
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Stalin signed the death warrants of over 50,000 people. He also had hundreds of thousands more deported or arrested.
Photo by Stuck in Customs
Stalin was arrested in June 1953 and executed December 1953 for "anti-state activities."
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