Vorkuta Uprising |
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| Author:
| Surhone, Lambert M. |
| Editor:
| Surhone, Lambert M.
Timpledon, Miriam T.
Marseken, Susan F. |
| ISBN: | 978-613-1-15604-5 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2010 |
| Publisher: | AV Akademikerverlag GmbH & Co. KG
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Vorkuta Uprising was a major uprising of the concentration camp inmates in Vorkuta, Russia in July–August 1953, shortly after the arrest of Lavrentiy Beria. The uprising was violently stopped by the camp administration after two weeks of bloodless standoff.Vorkuta Rechlag (River Camp) or Special Camp No. 6 consisted of 17 separate departments engaged...
More DescriptionPlease note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Vorkuta Uprising was a major uprising of the concentration camp inmates in Vorkuta, Russia in July–August 1953, shortly after the arrest of Lavrentiy Beria. The uprising was violently stopped by the camp administration after two weeks of bloodless standoff.Vorkuta Rechlag (River Camp) or Special Camp No. 6 consisted of 17 separate departments engaged in construction of coal mines, coal mining and forestry. In 1946 it housed 62,700 inmates, 56,000 in July 1953. A substantial portion of the camp guards were former convicts. According to Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, the uprising was provoked by two unconnected events of June 1953: arrest of Lavrentiy Beria in Moscow and an arrival of Western Ukrainian prisoners who, unlike long-term Russian inmates, were still missing their freedom.