Gulag: Soviet Forced Labor Camps and the Struggle for Freedom

Introduction: Gulag Museum

“To promote democratic values and civic consciousness in contemporary Russia through preservation of the last Soviet political camp as a living reminder of repression and as an important historical and cultural monument.”

Mission statement of the Gulag Museum.

A dedicated group of activists has turned the last Soviet-era labor camp for political prisoners into a museum and historic site, as they seek to shape a just Russian present by remembering the legacy of past Soviet injustice.

• Stalin’s Gulag
• Dissidents
• After the Soviet Union
• Gulag Museum
  • Perm-36 Museum
  • Memorials to Victims
  • Issues of Conscience
  • Beyond the Gulag