Numbers
Amount of people in GULAG corrective camps and labour colonies
Year | Total |
1934 | 510307 |
1935 | 965742 |
1936 | 1296494 |
1937 | 1196369 |
1938 | 1881570 |
1939 | 1672438 |
1940 | 1659992 |
1941 | 1929729 |
1942 | 1777043 |
1943 | 1484182 |
1944 | 1179819 |
1945 | 1460677 |
1946 | 1703095 |
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