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The Soviet Gulag

Millions of people were sent to brutal labour camps in the Soviet Union during Stalin's rule. Political prisoners and criminals worked alongside each other as slave labourers. Many died of disease, starvation, or exhaustion. Leonid Finkelstein spent more than 5 years in the Gulag. Hear his story.

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Fri 28 Jul 202313:45GMT

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  • Sun 14 Jul 201313:45GMT
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  • Fri 28 Jul 202313:45GMT

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