Gulag

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 […]