Bamlag
Baikal Amur Corrective Labor Camp (Bamlag) (Russian: Байка́ло-Аму́рский исправи́тельно-трудово́й ла́герь, Бамла́г) was a subdivision of GULAG which existed during 1932-1948.
Its administration, headed by Naftaly Frenkel (1933-1938), was headquartered in the settlement of Svobodny, Amur Oblast.[1]
Its main activity was construction of the Baikal Amur Mainline and secondary railroad branches. Its peak headcount was about 201,000 (1938). In 1938 it was dismantled into several camps.[2]
Notable convicts
- Pavel Florensky, Russian Orthodox theologian and philosopher
- Konstantin Rokossovsky, Soviet marshal, and "Polish" Defense Minister
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See also
- Amurlag (1938—1941)
References
- "Svobodny" means "free" in Russian
- Байкало-Амурский исправительно-трудовой лагерь (in Russian)
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