The Gulag at War: Stalin's Forced Labour System in the Light of the Archives
ГУЛАГ на войне: система принудительного труда Сталина в свете архивов
1996-10-01
SCID: 54.1/gpbkd857
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Book synopsis: The Gulag at War reveals for the first time official documents kept in the archives of the Soviet forced labour system. An assessment of previous western and Russian studies of the Gulag is followed by a description of its origins. The bulk of the book then concentrates on the labour camps during the Second World War years. New information is revealed regarding prisoner numbers, living conditions, the organisation of forced labour, economic production, and rebellion in the camps.
Key Findings
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It provides a reassessment of prior Western and Russian studies on the Gulag.
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New archival information is presented on economic production carried out by the camps during the war.
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New archival information is presented on instances of rebellion within the camps.
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New archival information is presented on living conditions of prisoners during the war.
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New archival information is presented on prisoner numbers in the wartime camps.
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New archival information is presented on the organisation of forced labour in wartime camps.
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The book reveals, for the first time, official archival documents from the Soviet Gulag system.
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The central focus is on labour camps during the Second World War years.
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The work traces and describes the origins of the Gulag system.
Research Object
Stalin's Soviet forced labour (Gulag) system and its labour camps during the Second World War
Research Subject
Archival evidence on prisoner numbers, living conditions, organisation of forced labour, economic production, and rebellion in the wartime Gulag
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