Amurlag (1947–53)
Amur Corrective Labor Camp (Amurlag) (Russian: Амурский исправительно-трудовой лагерь, Амурлаг) was a subdivision of GULAG which existed during 1947-1953 Its administration was headquartered in the settlement of Svobodny, Amur Oblast.[1] Its main activities were coal mining, gold mining, railroad construction, construction, and lumber works. Its headcount was up to over 3,000 (1951).[2]
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- ^ "Svobodny" means "free" in Russian
- ^ Амурский исправительно-трудовой лагерь (in Russian)
Categories:
- Camps of the Gulag
- History of Amur Oblast
- History of the Russian Far East
- 1947 establishments in the Soviet Union
- Rail transport in the Soviet Union