Angarlag
Gulag labor camp
Angarlag, also Angarstroy, Angarsky ITL (Russian: Ангарлаг, Ангарстрой, Ангарский ИТЛ) was a Gulag labor camp during 1947-1960 headquartered in Bratsk, Irkutsk Oblast, RSFSR. Initially, it was under the control of the Western Directorate of Baikal-Amur Mainline Construction and Camps. In 1948 it was resubordinated to the Chief Directorate of Railroad Construction Camps, later directly to GULAG.
Its major projects were the construction of segments of Baikal-Amur Mainline and a bridge across Angara.
In 1948 the Taishetlag was merged into Angarlag. Later some other divisions and enterprises were transferred to Angarlag.
01Notable inmates
- Iryna Senyk (1926-2009), Ukrainian poet, nurse, and Soviet political dissident
- Karl Rägo (1989-1955), Soviet Estonian military officer
Sources and credits
This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Angarlag”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.
Fathomly is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation. Spotted a problem? Tell us.