Penal System

Ethnic Groups in Gulag Camps, 1937-1940 Pie charts showing the ethnic composition of Soviet Gulags The pie charts above show the ethnic ratios in Soviet Gulags from 1937 to 1940. This period of time includes the 1937-38 terror, which explains the drastic rise in gulag populations, especially among Russians. It should be noted that groups […]

Offenses of GULAG Population, 1934-1940 Pie charts showing the percentage of Gulag prisoners with each type of offense The graph above shows the percentage of offenses committed by laborers in Gulags. The data show that counterrevolutionaries made up a surprising minority of the gulag population. However, this does not mean that there was a minority […]

Age and Gender Structure of Gulag Population, 1934-1940 Pie charts showing the percentage of the population different age groups and gender groups made up in Gulags Above is a pie chart depicting the percentages of different age groups and women in the Gulag population in 1934, 1937, and 1940. According to the graph, those who […]

Criminal Sentencing of Rape, Belorussia, 1961-74: A line graph depicting the percentage of criminal sentences given in Rostov Oblast for rape between 1961 and 1974 The graph above shows the annual percentage of sentences given for crimes surrounding rape. Rape was categorized as a violent and serious crime in the Soviet Union, and was one […]

Sentencing Policy For Murder, Rostov Oblast, 1961-63: Left: A line graph showing the percentage of sentences given to convicted first-degree murderers | Right: A line graph showing the absolute number of first-degree murders getting each sentence The graphs above show the percentage and absolute number of convicted murderers who received each sentence. The death penalty […]

Penal Class of Prisoners at Tiumén Forwarding Prison. A table showing the number of prisoners in each of the penal classes recognized by Tiumén Forwarding Prison, along with how they received their sentence. The table above shows the number of prisoners belonging to each penal class at Tiumen Forwarding Prison. The first two classes, hard-labor […]

Number of Annual Exiles to Siberia, 1823-1887 A graph showing the number of individuals exiled to Siberia annually, 1823-1887. The graph above shows the number of Russians exiled to Siberia annually from 1823 to 1887. Reasons for exile varied, but were most common in cases of homicide, attempted homicide, desertion from the army, vagrancy, and […]