Gulag (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun (sometimes initial capital letter)
  1. the system of forced-labor camps in the Soviet Union.
  2. a Soviet forced-labor camp.
  3. any prison or detention camp, especially for political prisoners.
noun
  1. (formerly) the central administrative department of the Soviet security service, established in 1930, responsible for maintaining prisons and forced labour camps
  2. any system used to silence dissents
Gulag (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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