In Russia Bolsheviks established concentration camps for suspected counter revolutionists in 1918. During the 20’s, criminals were held in the Northern Special Purpose Camps in the Solovetskie Islands in the White Sea and near Arkhangel’sk; while in the 30’s and 40’s a system of corrective camps were situated in the Soviet Union. These people were arrested in the privacy of their own home and then taken to these camps. During Stalin’s reign, he initiated …showed first 75 words of 346 total…

…showed last 75 words of 346 total…and you can actually feel how cold he is. After Stalin’s death in 1953, many inmates were released and the camps continued on a smaller scale. This was a difficult time for these people. These prisoners didn’t deserve to be through all that hard working agony and harsh treatments. Every day these people would do the same thing for fifteen hours. Many died in these camps and never got to see their families again.