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Labour Camps

History: Edexcel IGCSE USSR, 1924-1953, topic 3.1.4

The Army and Labour Camps

The effects of purges were wide-ranging and led to many members of society ending up in labour camps.

The army

The army

  • Stalin purged the Russian armed forces.
  • 81 of 103 generals and admirals were killed.
Labour camps

Labour camps

  • Labour camps in Russia were known as the gulags.
  • 20 million Russians ended up in gulags during Stalin's rule.
  • The gulags were mainly located in Siberia.
  • Half of those sent to the gulags died.

Test yourself on Labour Camps

  • How many generals and admirals were there in total BEFORE the purge?

  • How many generals and admirals were remaining AFTER the purge?

  • What were the key features of Stalin's labour camps?

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