Amurlag (1938–1941)
Amur Railroad Corrective Labor Camp (Amurlag) (Russian: Амурский железнодорожный исправительно-трудовой лагерь, Амурлаг) was a subdivision of GULAG which existed during 1938-1941. It was created from the disbanded Bamlag. Its administration was headquartered in the settlement of Svobodny, Amur Oblast. Its main activity was railroad construction. Its peak headcount was about 125,000 (1938).[1]
In 1941 it was disestablished and its subcamps were resubordinated to ru:Бурлаг and ru:Свободлаг.[1]
Notable convicts
[edit]- Nikolai Starostin, Russian footballer and ice hockey player
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Система исправительно-трудовых лагерей в СССР" [System of forced labor camps in the USSR]. old.memo.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-12-12.
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